verb
Etymology: bear (IV)
transitive verb
: support , encourage : check from sinking, flagging, or becoming discouraged
aid that should bear them up
borne up in adversity by his faith
intransitive verb
1. : to summon up courage, resolution, morale, or strength : find stamina to cope or resist
bearing up under the long strain
she bore up well during her convalescence
2. : to check a horse's head with a checkrein
3. : to put the helm to windward and so change the ship's course to leeward : take a leeward course
the ship bore up
4. : to keep pace
fain he would bear up with his neighbors in that — John Milton
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