Bear

English Meaning

To support or sustain; to hold up.

1. To hold up; support.
2. To carry from one place to another; transport.
3. To carry in the mind; harbor: bear a grudge.
4. To transmit at large; relate: bearing glad tidings.
5. To have as a visible characteristic: bore a scar on the left arm.
6. To have as a quality; exhibit: "A thousand different shapes it bears” ( Abraham Cowley).
7. To carry (oneself) in a specified way; conduct: She bore herself with dignity.
8. To be accountable for; assume: bearing heavy responsibilities.
9. To have a tolerance for; endure: couldn't bear his lying.
10. To call for; warrant: This case bears investigation.
11. To give birth to: bore six children in five years.
12. To produce; yield: plants bearing flowers.
13. To offer; render: I will bear witness to the deed.
14. To move by or as if by steady pressure; push: "boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” ( F. Scott Fitzgerald).
15. To yield fruit; produce: peach trees that bear every summer.
16. To have relevance; apply: They studied the ways in which the relativity theory bears on the history of science.
17. To exert pressure, force, or influence.
18. To force oneself along; forge.
19. To endure something with tolerance and patience: Bear with me while I explain matters.
20. To extend or proceed in a specified direction: The road bears to the right at the bottom of the hill.
21. bear down To advance in a threatening manner: The ship bore down on our canoe.
22. bear down To apply maximum effort and concentration: If you really bear down, you will finish the task.
23. bear out To prove right or justified; confirm: The test results bear out our claims.
24. bear up To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition: The patient bore up well during the long illness.
25. bear down on To effect in a harmful or adverse way: Financial pressures are bearing down on them.
26. bear fruit To come to a satisfactory conclusion or to fruition.
27. bear in mind To hold in one's mind; remember: Bear in mind that bridges freeze before roads.
28. Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae that have a shaggy coat and a short tail and walk with the entire lower surface of the foot touching the ground.
29. Any of various other animals, such as the koala, that resemble a true bear.
30. A large, clumsy, or ill-mannered person.
31. One, such as an investor, that sells securities or commodities in expectation of falling prices.
32. A pessimist, especially regarding business conditions.
33. Slang Something that is difficult or unpleasant: The final exam was a bear.
34. Slang A highway patrol officer.
35. Characterized by falling prices: a bear market.