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Synonyms for bear
bɛər
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term bear.
Princeton's WordNet
bear(noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
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bullbear(verb)
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
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bullbear(verb)
have
"bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
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have, put up, assume, stand, deliver, suffer, accept, abide, birth, deport, acquit, hold, stomach, digest, give birth, brook, support, yield, stick out, conduct, tolerate, wear, have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, endure, take over, carry, comport, pay, behave, turn out, containAntonyms:
bullgive birth, deliver, bear, birth, have(verb)
cause to be born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"
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let, digest, take in, extradite, rescue, tolerate, get, hand over, comport, surrender, behave, make, return, give, save, fork over, fork up, present, stick out, expect, deport, possess, assume, pay, induce, take over, throw, redeem, have, put up, cause, carry, give up, turn in, support, stomach, birth, hold, have got, feature, stimulate, render, abide, pitch, cede, deliver, take, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, experience, conduct, fork out, suffer, endure, stand, gestate, drive home, contain, accept, sustain, own, ingest, consume, have a bun in the oven, give birth, receive, wearAntonyms:
bulldigest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up(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"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
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bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, support, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conductAntonyms:
bullbear(verb)
move while holding up or supporting
"Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
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have, put up, assume, stand, deliver, suffer, accept, abide, birth, deport, acquit, hold, stomach, digest, give birth, brook, support, yield, stick out, conduct, tolerate, wear, have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, endure, take over, carry, comport, pay, behave, turn out, containAntonyms:
bullbear, turn out(verb)
bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
"The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
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digest, abide, rise, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, behave, boot out, uprise, rotate, endure, turf out, put up, stick out, cut, turn up, expect, get up, deport, assume, pay, arise, take over, chuck out, carry, spread out, turn off, stomach, birth, hold, switch off, have, prove, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, splay, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, exclude, wear, eject, come out, give birthAntonyms:
bullbear, take over, accept, assume(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"
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usurp, digest, swallow, abide, buy up, comport, tolerate, don, have a bun in the oven, support, acquire, live with, behave, simulate, put on, endure, put up, take, stick out, adopt, expect, borrow, take for granted, deport, assume, pay, relieve, take over, presume, repeat, go for, buy out, carry, get into, sham, stomach, birth, hold, seize, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, take on, feign, wear, strike, admit, absorb, take up, give birth, consent, arrogateAntonyms:
bullhold, bear, carry, contain(verb)
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
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run, hold in, incorporate, make, endure, view as, carry, book, assume, concur, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, stop, nurse, stock, defy, support, persuade, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, have a bun in the oven, comprise, declare, pay, behave, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, deliver, channel, accommodate, abide, control, transmit, stomach, harbour, dribble, birth, stockpile, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, take, express, suffer, apply, comport, obtain, acquit, impart, pack, bind, stand, have got, extend, entertain, post, expect, curb, convey, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, transport, throw, arrest, wear, conduct, deem, contain, sway, hold up, take for, turn back, harbor, defend, put up, confine, accept, admit, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, agreeAntonyms:
bullyield, pay, bear(verb)
bring in
"interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
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digest, abide, succumb, comport, tolerate, deliver, pay, make up, compensate, behave, move over, return, endure, hold, put up, concede, have, expect, give in, deport, give way, assume, give, stick out, take over, ante up, pay up, ease up, carry, cede, grant, knuckle under, support, devote, birth, relent, buckle under, render, have a bun in the oven, soften, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, gestate, stomach, generate, accept, afford, pay off, give birth, wearAntonyms:
bullwear, bear(verb)
have on one's person
"He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
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wear thin, digest, abide, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put up, stick out, expect, have on, behave, deport, assume, pay, take over, break, fall apart, jade, carry, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, birth, hold, wear off, gestate, have, deliver, outwear, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, wear down, stand, accept, weary, stomach, contain, fatigue, give birth, fag out, wearAntonyms:
bullbehave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry(verb)
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
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exile, digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, act, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, behave, sway, assoil, extend, carry, guide, lead, deliver, put up, take, stick out, channel, expect, deport, assume, pay, endure, take over, deal, dribble, run, extradite, do, transport, exculpate, stomach, birth, direct, hold, expatriate, transmit, clear, stock, have, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, discharge, stand, exonerate, gestate, contain, accept, carry on, stockpile, give birth, wearAntonyms:
bullbear, hold(verb)
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
"She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
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hold in, make, endure, view as, carry, book, assume, take hold, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, nurse, defy, support, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, have a bun in the oven, behave, pay, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, deliver, accommodate, abide, control, stomach, harbour, birth, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, go for, take, suffer, apply, comport, obtain, acquit, bind, stand, have got, entertain, expect, curb, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, wear, deem, contain, declare, concur, hold up, agree, take for, harbor, defend, put up, confine, accept, admit, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, conductAntonyms:
bullhold, carry, bear(verb)
support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
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hold in, accept, run, declare, view as, carry, book, assume, concur, have, maintain, hold, moderate, sustain, take over, retain, nurse, stock, defy, support, persuade, turn out, guard, deport, prevail, behave, adjudge, endure, withstand, express, tolerate, deliver, channel, accommodate, curb, control, transmit, stomach, harbour, dribble, birth, stockpile, transport, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, take, deem, make, comport, obtain, acquit, apply, impart, pack, bind, stand, have got, pay, entertain, post, expect, have a bun in the oven, convey, restrain, keep, give birth, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, wear, extend, contain, sway, suffer, hold up, take for, harbor, abide, defend, put up, confine, agree, admit, reserve, digest, yield, gestate, halt, obligate, conductAntonyms:
bullhave a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect(verb)
be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
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digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, conceptualize, look, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, require, behave, await, extend, run, sway, endure, put up, take, stick out, expect, deport, assume, pay, ask, take over, dribble, channel, carry, transport, stomach, birth, stock, hold, transmit, conceptualise, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, wait, wear, stockpile, conceive, anticipate, give birthAntonyms:
bull
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bear
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,"
Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.Synonyms:
abide, anticipate, await, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watchAntonyms:
abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shunPreposition:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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endure, suffer, undergo, brook, tolerate, abide, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily, have patience with, submit tobear(v. a.)
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admit, permit, allow, admit of, be capable ofbear(v. a.)
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be answerable for, be charged withbear(v. a.)
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10. generate, beget, bring forth, give birth tobear(v. a.)
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press, push, be oppressivebear(v. n.)
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be fruitful, be prolificbear(v. n.)
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(Naut.) be situated (with respect to the point of compass)bear(n.)
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BRUIN
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bear(n)
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bruin, ursus, ephraim, cub, whelp, grumbler, growler, boor, musquawbear(v)
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endure, tolerate, stand, undergo, brook, submit to, suffer, bear with, harbor, cherish, entertain, support, sustain, uphold, carry, convey, transport, waft, render, produce, yield, bring forth, teem, relate, refer, concern, press, push, oppress
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How to use bear in a sentence?
This action has been taken due to the serious nature of the incident and to convey the grave concerns that local elected officials have to ensure that all appropriate levels of state and federal resources are brought to bear to assist our community not only in actively managing this tragic incident but also to recover from it.
Keep in mind that they've been looking for this treasure for 20 years and still haven't found it, there's no indication that this new bedrock excavation is going to bear fruit. We're talking about causing irreparable geological damage. There is simply no justification for that.
Anybody, including Prime Minister Abadi, who approves the presence of American troops in Iraq should bear responsibility for triggering an all-out civil war.
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Every good act is like a seed that we sow. We don’t know what it will bear, but it will bear some fruit some day.
The most formidable opposition to adoption is price ... The iPad Pro has a lot of utility and technology that Apple brought to bear but unfortunately the price never goes away as a challenge.
Translations for bear
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- يتحملArabic
- medvědCzech
- bjørnDanish
- BärGerman
- αρκούδαGreek
- ursoEsperanto
- soportarSpanish
- خرسPersian
- karhuFinnish
- oursFrench
- iompróidhIrish
- भालूHindi
- viseliHungarian
- արջArmenian
- beruangIndonesian
- orsoItalian
- דוֹבHebrew
- くまJapanese
- ಕರಡಿKannada
- 곰Korean
- testimoniumLatin
- beerDutch
- bæreNorwegian
- znieśćPolish
- UrsoPortuguese
- ursRomanian
- нестиRussian
- BjSwedish
- தாங்கTamil
- భరించలేదనిTelugu
- หมีThai
- ayıTurkish
- нестиUkrainian
- برداشتUrdu
- chịuVietnamese
- בערYiddish
- 承擔Chinese
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