BEAR


Meaning of BEAR in English

I

n.

1) the black; brown; grizzly; Kodiak; polar ~

2) a teddy ~

3) ~s hibernate

II

v.

1) ( formal ) ( A ; the omission of to is rare) ('to carry') the servants were ~ing food to the guests

2) ( A ; used without to ) ('to give birth to') she bore him two children

3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to pertain') to ~ on (these facts ~ on the case)

4)( d ; intr. ) ('to move') to ~ to (we had to ~ to the right)

5) ( d ; intr. ) ('to have patience') to ~ with (please ~ with me for a few minutes)

6) ( E ; preceded by: can--cannot--can't) ('to stand, tolerate') she can't ~ to watch them suffer

7) ( G ; often used with: can--cannot--can't) ('to stand, tolerate') he can't ~ being alone; her words ~ repeating

8) ( K ) ('to stand, tolerate') I cannot ~ his behaving in that manner

9) ( O ; can be used with one inanimate object) ('to feel') she ~s them a grudge; he ~s (us) no ill will

10) ( P ; refl. ) ('to behave') she bore herself with dignity

11) ( misc. ) to bring to ~ on (she brought her influence to ~ on the legislators)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.