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- pronunciation:
- ber
- phrases:
- bear up, bear with
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bears, bearing, bore, born, borne |
| definition 1: |
to carry.
The servants will bear the gift to the king.- synonyms:
- bring, carry, convey
- similar words:
- cart, deliver, have, lug, take, tote, transfer, transport
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| definition 2: |
to hold up or support.
These beams bear the weight of tons of stone.- synonyms:
- support
- similar words:
- afford, bolster, brace, carry, uphold
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| definition 3: |
to put up with; endure.
Pip could not bear being poor.- synonyms:
- stand, take, tolerate, withstand
- similar words:
- abide, afford, brave, stomach, undergo
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| definition 4: |
to give birth to.
She bore a son and named him after his father.- synonyms:
- have
- similar words:
- breed, lay, litter, spawn
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| definition 5: |
to produce by growth.
Apple trees bear fruit in the fall.- synonyms:
- produce, yield
- similar words:
- create, develop, generate, give
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| definition 6: |
to have or accept as a duty.
Who bears the blame for this?- synonyms:
- accept, assume
- similar words:
- carry, take on
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| definition 7: |
to go in a certain direction; turn.
Bear left at the traffic light.- synonyms:
- turn
- similar words:
- aim, bend, curve, go, head
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| related words: |
accept, afford, bring, conduct, convey, endure, produce, pull, retain, suffer, wear, yield |
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| phrase: |
bear up, bear with |
Are you looking for the word bare (without clothes)? Bear and bare sound alike but have different meanings.
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