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to bear off
01
to take something or someone away from a place or situation and move them to a different one
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
bear
Present tense
bear off
3rd person singular
bears off
Present participle
bearing off
Past simple
bore off
Past participle
borne off
Examples
They want to bear off the old furniture from the room.
02
(in backgammon) to safely bring one's pieces home and out of the game
Examples
After a strategic move, he bore off the pieces, ending the game.
