bear
bear
bɛr
ber
/bɛə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bear"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow the presence of an unpleasant person, thing, or situation without complaining or giving up
Transitive: to bear an unpleasant situation
to bear definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We must learn to bear the hardships of life with resilience and patience.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āϝ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move or transport a weight by providing physical support
Transitive: to bear sth
to bear definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction workers had to bear the beams and columns to assemble the framework of the new building.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or possess something within a specified space or container
Transitive: to bear sth
to bear definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The treasure chest was said to bear untold riches.
āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϤ āϝ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻĒā§āϤāϧāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻ…āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or carry something, particularly a responsibility
Transitive: to bear a burden or responsibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was determined to bear the weight of her family's financial needs after her father's retirement.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to bring forth or give birth to a living being, such as a human or animal offspring
Transitive: to bear a child
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She chose to bear her children at home with the assistance of a skilled doula.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻĄā§āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to yield or produce, especially in reference to fruit or flowers
Transitive: to bear fruits or flowers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Careful pruning and watering can encourage a rose bush to bear vibrant and fragrant blooms.
āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāϞ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to visibly adorn or equip with flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.
Transitive: to bear a symbol or insignia
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Police officers typically bear their badges as a symbol of authority and identification.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϜāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŦāϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be pregnant and carry developing offspring within the womb
Transitive: to bear offspring
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The nature reserve played a crucial role in providing a safe environment for various species to bear their young.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž

to rightfully hold or possess rights, titles, positions, etc.
Transitive: to bear a right or title
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The eldest son was expected to bear the family name, carrying on the legacy for future generations.
āĻœā§āϝ⧇āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§āϰāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĨ¤
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āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to behave or presents oneself in a specific way
Transitive: to bear oneself in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In times of adversity, he always bears himself with resilience and a positive attitude.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϕ⧂āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to carry certain thoughts, feelings, or emotions in the mind over time
Transitive: to bear thoughts or feelings
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite her outward composure, she bore deep sorrow in her heart.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ– āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•, āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•

a large animal with sharp claws and thick fur, which eats meat, honey, insects, and fruits
bear definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was really scared when I encountered a bear in the wilderness.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ• āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•

someone who sells financial instruments expecting that their prices will fall, allowing them to repurchase them later at a lower price and make a profit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a seasoned bear, he often profited from falling commodity prices.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•, āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•

a large, often hairy gay man, usually with a beard
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At Pride, the bears had their own parade float.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻĄā§‡, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻĢā§āϞ⧋āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

bearer
bearing
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ