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Definition of 'bear'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) bear
to hold up or support:
The columns bear the weight of the roof.

2.  bear
to give birth to:
to bear a child.

3.  bear
to produce by natural growth:
a tree that bears fruit.

4.  bear
to sustain or be capable of:
This claim doesn't bear close examination. The view bears comparison with the loveliest sights.

5.  bear
to drive or push:
The crowd was borne back by the police.

6.  bear
to carry or conduct (oneself, one's body, etc.):
to bear oneself bravely.

7.  bear
to suffer; endure or tolerate:
He bore the blame. I can't bear your nagging.

8.  bear
to warrant or be worthy of:
It doesn't bear repeating.

9.  bear
to carry; bring:
to bear gifts.

10.  bear
to carry in the mind or heart:
to bear malice.

11.  bear
to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).

12.  bear
to render; afford; give:
to bear testimony.

13.  bear
to have and be entitled to:
to bear title.

14.  bear
to exhibit; show:
to bear a resemblance.

15.  bear
to accept or have as an obligation:
to bear the cost.

16.  bear
to possess as a quality or characteristic; have in or on:
to bear traces; to bear an inscription.

17. (v.i.) bear
to tend in a course or direction; move; go:
to bear left.

18.  bear
to be situated:
The lighthouse bears due north.

19.  bear
to bring forth young, fruit, etc.

20.  bear
bear down,

21.  bear
to press or weigh down.

22.  bear
to strive harder.

23.  bear
bear down on,

24.  bear
to press or weigh down on.

25.  bear
to strive toward.

26.  bear
to move toward rapidly and threateningly.

27.  bear
bear on or upon, to be relevant to; affect.

28.  bear
bear out, to substantiate; confirm.

29.  bear
bear up, to face hardship bravely; endure.

30.  bear
bear with, to be patient with.

31.  bear
, to force to have an impact:
to bring pressure to bear on union members to end a strike.

32. (n.) bear
any large, stocky, omnivorous mammal of the carnivore family Ursidae, with thick, coarse fur, a very short tail, and a plantigrade gait, inhabiting the Northern Hemisphere and N South America.

33.  bear
a gruff, clumsy, or rude person.

34.  bear
a person who believes that stock prices will decline

35.  bear
(cap.) either of two constellations, Ursa Major or Ursa Minor.

36. (adj.) bear
marked by declining prices, esp. of stocks:
a bear market.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME be(a)re, beor(e), OE bera, c. OHG bero; Gmc *beran- lit., the brown one)

Definition of 'bear'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bear
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

2. (verb) bear
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

3. (verb) bear
have
"bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

4. (verb) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
cause to be born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"

5. (verb) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

6. (verb) bear
move while holding up or supporting
"Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

7. (verb) bear, turn out
bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
"The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

8. (verb) bear, take over, accept, assume
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
"I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

9. (verb) hold, bear, carry, contain
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

10. (verb) yield, pay, bear
bring in
"interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

11. (verb) wear, bear
have on one's person
"He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

12. (verb) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

13. (verb) bear, hold
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
"She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

14. (verb) hold, carry, bear
support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

15. (verb) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

Definition of 'bear'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) bear
to be able to deal with; = stand
I didn't think I could bear much more.

2.  bear
to be responsible for
to bear the responsibility/blame for the accident; to bear the cost of sth

3.  bear
bear in mind
to remember sth when considering sth else
I bore that fact in mind while making my decision.

4.  bear
bear a resemblance to
to look or be very similar to
He bears a striking resemblance to his father.; It bore little resemblance to the first document.

5.  bear
can't bear
= can't stand

6. (noun) bear
a heavy strong furry animal
a black/brown/grizzly/polar bear

Definition of 'bear'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) bear
a bier

2. (noun) bear
any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects

3. (noun) bear
an animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear

4. (noun) bear
one of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

5. (noun) bear
metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person

6. (noun) bear
a person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market

7. (noun) bear
a portable punching machine

8. (noun) bear
a block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck

9. (noun) bear
alt. of Bere

10. (verb) bear
to support or sustain; to hold up

11. (verb) bear
to support and remove or carry; to convey

12. (verb) bear
to conduct; to bring; -- said of persons

13. (verb) bear
to possess and use, as power; to exercise

14. (verb) bear
to sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription

15. (verb) bear
to possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name

16. (verb) bear
to possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor

17. (verb) bear
to endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer

18. (verb) bear
to gain or win

19. (verb) bear
to sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc

20. (verb) bear
to render or give; to bring forward

21. (verb) bear
to carry on, or maintain; to have

22. (verb) bear
to admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change

23. (verb) bear
to manage, wield, or direct

24. (verb) bear
to behave; to conduct

25. (verb) bear
to afford; to be to; to supply with

26. (verb) bear
to bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest

27. (verb) bear
to produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness

28. (verb) bear
to suffer, as in carrying a burden

29. (verb) bear
to endure with patience; to be patient

30. (verb) bear
to press; -- with on or upon, or against

31. (verb) bear
to take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear

32. (verb) bear
to relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?

33. (verb) bear
to have a certain meaning, intent, or effect

34. (verb) bear
to be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E

35. (verb) bear
to endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market

Definitions of 'bear'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. bear
name given in the Stock Exchange to one who contracts to deliver stock at a fixed price on a certain day, in contradistinction from the bull, or he who contracts to take it, the interest of the former being that, in the intervening time, the stocks should fall, and that of the latter that they should rise.

Translation of 'bear'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (usually withcannot, ~could notetc) to put up with or endure I couldn't bear it if he left.
Afrikaans: verduur	Arabic: يَتَحَمَّل	Bulgarian: издържам
Brazilian: suportar	Czech: snést	German: ertragen
Danish: bære; tåle; udholde	Greek: αντέχω, ανέχομαι	Spanish: aguantar, soportar
Estonian: välja kannatama	Farsi: تحمل کردن؛ تاب آوردن	Finnish: sietää
French: supporter	Hebrew: לִסְבּוֹל	Hindi: धारण करना
Croatian: podnositi	Hungarian: elvisel	Indonesian: menyangga, memikul
Icelandic: þola, afbera	Italian: sopportare	Japanese: 我慢する
Korean: 견디다	Lithuanian: pakelti, išlaikyti	Latvian: izciest; paciest; panest
Malay: tanggung	Dutch: verdragen	Norwegian: tåle, holde ut, orke, uts
Polish: znosić, tolerować	Persian: تحمل کردن؛ تاب آوردن	Pashto: زغمل، ګالل
Portuguese: suportar	Romanian: a suporta	Russian: терпеть
Slovak: zniesť	Slovenian: prenesti	Serbian: podneti
Swedish: uthärda, stå ut med, tåla	Thai: ทน	Turkish: çekmek, tahammül etmek, k
Taiwanese: 忍受	Ukrainian: терпіти, зносити	Urdu: جھیلنا ، برداشت کرنا
Vietnamese: chịu đựng	Chinese: 忍受
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