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bear > 15 senses
NOUN1bearMassive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
2bearAn investor with a pessimistic market outlook
VERB1bearHave
2bear, give birth, deliver, birth, haveGive birth (to a newborn)
3bear, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upPut up with something or somebody unpleasant
4bearMove while holding up or supporting
5bear, turn outBring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
6bear, take over, accept, assumeTake on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
7bear, hold, carry, containContain or hold
8bear, yield, payBring in
9bear, wearHave on one's person
10bear, behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carryBehave in a certain manner
11bear, holdHave rightfully
12bear, hold, carrySupport or hold in a certain manner
13bear, have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expectBe pregnant with
bear > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'r
Rhymesaffair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website...
bear > noun 1, animal
MeaningMassive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
Member ofUrsidae, family Ursidae
Narrowerbrown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos; bruin; American black bear, black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus; Asiatic black bear, black bear, Ursus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanus; ice bear, polar bear, Ursus Maritimus, Thalarctos maritimus; sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, Ursus ursinus
Broadercarnivore
Adjectivesursine
bear > noun 2, person
MeaningAn 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.
Broaderinvestor
Contrarybull
bear > verb 1, stative
MeaningHave.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
Narrowercarry
Broaderhave, feature
bear > verb 2, body
MeaningGive birth (to a newborn).
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymsgive birth, deliver, birth, have
Entailsconceive
Entailed bylie in; labor, labour
Narrowertwin; drop; foal; kitten; lamb; litter; have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Broaderproduce, bring forth
Similar tohave a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
bear > verb 3, cognition
MeaningPut up with something or somebody unpleasant.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot bear Sue
Examples"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
Synonymsdigest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
Narroweraccept, live with, swallow; stand for, hold still for; bear up; take lying down; take a joke; take, undergo, submit; sit out; pay
Broaderpermit, allow, let, countenance
Similar tosuffer
bear > verb 4, contact
MeaningMove while holding up or supporting.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
Entailsmove; move, displace
Narrowerfrogmarch; piggyback
Broadertransport, carry
Nounsbearer; bearer; bearer
bear > verb 5, creation
MeaningBring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year".
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymsturn out
Narrowerspin off; seed; crop; overbear; fruit
Broadermake, create
See alsobear out
bear > verb 6, possession
MeaningTake on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She agreed to bear the responsibility"
Synonymstake over, accept, assume
Narrowerface the music, carry-the can
Broadertake
bear > verb 7, stative
MeaningContain or hold. Have within.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymshold, carry, contain
Narrowerretain; surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring; enclose, hold in, confine
Broaderinclude
Similar tocontain, take, hold
bear > verb 8, possession
MeaningBring in.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"interest-bearing accounts"
Synonymsyield, pay
Categoryinvestment, investment funds
Narrowernet, clear; pay off
Broadergain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
bear > verb 9, body
MeaningHave on one's person.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"bear a scar"
Synonymswear
Broaderhave, feature
bear > verb 10, social
MeaningBehave in a certain manner.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymsbehave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Narrowerfluster; assert, put forward; deal; walk around; pose, posture
Broaderhold, carry, bear; act, move
Similar tohold, carry, bear
Nounsbearing
bear > verb 11, possession
MeaningHave rightfully. Of rights, titles, and offices.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She bears the title of Duchess"
Synonymshold
Broaderhave, have got, hold
Nounsbearer
bear > verb 12, contact
MeaningSupport or hold in a certain manner.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymshold, carry
Narrowerstoop; piggyback; poise, balance; behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Similar tobehave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Nounsbearing
bear > verb 13, body
MeaningBe pregnant with.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"She is bearing his child"
Synonymshave a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
Entailsconceive
Entailed bycarry to term
Broadergive birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Similar togive birth, deliver, bear, birth, have; expect

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