What is another word for bear?
Synonyms for bear
bɛərbear
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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.
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Princeton's WordNet
bearnoun
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
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bullbearverb
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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bullbearverb
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, haveverb
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 upverb
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:
bullbearverb
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 outverb
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, assumeverb
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, containverb
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
Synonyms:
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, bearverb
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, bearverb
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, carryverb
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, holdverb
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
"She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
Synonyms:
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, bearverb
support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
Synonyms:
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, expectverb
be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
Synonyms:
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
bearverb
bearverb
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bearverb
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endure, suffer, undergo, brook, tolerate, abide, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily, have patience with, submit tobearverb
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admit, permit, allow, admit of, be capable ofbearverb
bearverb
bearverb
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be answerable for, be charged withbearverb
bearverb
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10. generate, beget, bring forth, give birth tobearverb
bearverb
bearverb
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press, push, be oppressivebearverb
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be fruitful, be prolificbearverb
bearverb
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(Naut.) be situated (with respect to the point of compass)bearnoun
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BRUIN
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bearnoun
Synonyms:
bruin, ursus, ephraim, cub, whelp, grumbler, growler, boor, musquawbearverb
Synonyms:
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?
Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk:
We may not be able to conclusively determine the circumstances of this bear attack but we will not risk public safety.
Most large developers see real value (in green engineering). Second and tertiary developers may say, 'We don't see much', smaller developers want to do something quickly... Costs to them will be more than they ever want to bear.
The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
While gun rights advocates argue that gun owners should not have to pay a fee to exercise their constitutional right to bear arms.
Motor Vehicles director Amy Erickson:
It's still very much the bear, and it looks more like a bear from a distance.
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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