BEAR


Meaning of BEAR in English

I.

noun

Bear is used before these nouns: ↑ habitat , ↑ hunt , ↑ market , ↑ trap

II.

verb

1 accept/deal with sth

VERB + BEAR

▪ be able to , can

Don't leave me alone. I wouldn't be able to ~ it.

How can you ~ this awful noise?

▪ be unable to , cannot

▪ can hardly , can scarcely

We could hardly ~ to be outdoors in the blinding sunlight.

2 be responsible for sth

VERB + BEAR

▪ have to , must

Do parents have to ~ the whole cost of tuition?

You must ~ at least some responsibility for what has happened.

PHRASAL VERB

bear on/upon sb/sth

ADVERB

▪ heavily

The burden of the tax bore most heavily on the poor.

▪ directly

information not ~ing directly on ( = not directly relevant to ) his argument

Bear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ banner , ↑ door , ↑ inscription , ↑ interest , ↑ market , ↑ sign , ↑ tree

Bear is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ animosity , ↑ arms , ↑ blame , ↑ bloom , ↑ blossom , ↑ brunt , ↑ burden , ↑ child , ↑ comparison , ↑ consequence , ↑ cost , ↑ crop , ↑ daughter , ↑ expense , ↑ flower , ↑ fruit , ↑ gift , ↑ grudge , ↑ guilt , ↑ hardship , ↑ illness , ↑ image , ↑ impression , ↑ imprint , ↑ initial , ↑ inscription , ↑ label , ↑ likeness , ↑ load , ↑ logo , ↑ malice , ↑ mark , ↑ meaning , ↑ name , ↑ pain , ↑ relation , ↑ relationship , ↑ relevance , ↑ resemblance , ↑ responsibility , ↑ risk , ↑ scar , ↑ scrutiny , ↑ sign , ↑ signature , ↑ similarity , ↑ slogan , ↑ son , ↑ spine , ↑ stamp , ↑ stigma , ↑ stress , ↑ surname , ↑ symbol , ↑ testament , ↑ testimony , ↑ title , ↑ trace , ↑ tray , ↑ weight

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