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Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll[noun] an investor with a pessimistic market outlook
[verb] have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
[verb] give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
[verb] be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
[verb] 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"
[verb] move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
[verb] support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
[verb] bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
[verb] bring in; as of investments; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
[verb] take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
[verb] have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
[verb] behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
[verb] have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
[verb] contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
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(a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink. ``His nose, . . . large as were the others, bore them down into insignificance.'' --Marryat.
(b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an enemy. {To bear a hand}.
(a) To help; to give assistance.
(b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick. {To bear in hand}, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] ``How you were borne in hand, how crossed.'' --Shak. {To bear in mind}, to remember. {To bear off}.
(a) To restrain; to keep from approach.
(b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat.
(c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize. {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] ``C[ae]sar doth bear me hard.'' --Shak. {To bear out}.
(a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last. ``Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing.'' --South.
(b) To corroborate; to confirm. {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking. ``Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.'' --Addison. Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
\Bear\, v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. This age to blossom, and the next to bear. --Dryden. 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. But man is born to bear. --Pope. 3. To endure with patience; to be patient. I can not, can not bear. --Dryden. 4. To press; -- with on or upon, or against. These men bear hard on the suspected party. --Addison. 5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear. 6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question? 7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect. Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform. --Hawthorne. 8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E. {To bear against}, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a lion bears against his prey. [Obs.] {To bear away} (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and make her run before the wind. {To bear back}, to retreat. ``Bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist.'' --Sir W. Scott. {To bear down upon} (Naut.), to approach from the windward side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy. {To bear in with} (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship bears in with the land. {To bear off} (Naut.), to steer away, as from land. {To bear up}.
(a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.
(b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put the ship before the wind; to bear away. --Hamersly. {To bear upon} (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center.
Synonyms for bear
abide, accept, acquit, assume, behave, birth, brook, carry, comport, conduct, contain, deliver, deport, endure, give birth, hold, hold, hold, pay, put up, stand, stomach, suffer, support, take over, tolerate, turn out, wear, yield
Antonyms: bull
See also: allow | American black bear | bear out | bear up | black bear | brown bear | earn | enclose | environ | face the music | foal | have | hold in | make | Melursus ursinus | net | permit | piggyback | poise | realize | ring | swallow | transport | underpin | Ursidae |
Related terms: bear on, bring about, calve, companion, crush, deport, embrace, furnish, give birth to, invite, jab, keep up, labor, overlook, poke, prairie dog, propagate, prop up, qualify, quill pig, satisfy, squash, stand up to, steer, stress, strike out, sustain, take, whelp, wink at
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Let's analyse "bear" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RAEB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]




Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
bear: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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