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  • 61bear — 1. v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) Usage: In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born in July), except for borne by foll. by the name of the mother (e.g. was borne by Sarah). 1 tr. carry, bring, or take (esp.… …

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  • 62bear — bear1 verb (past bore; past participle borne) 1》 carry or convey.     ↘have as an attribute or visible mark. 2》 support (a weight). 3》 [with negative] manage to tolerate: I can t bear it. 4》 give birth to (a child).     ↘(of a tree or plant)… …

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  • 63bear up — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, afford support, approach, appropinquate, approximate, assure, back, back up, be proof against, bear, bear down on, bear down upon, bear out, bear the brunt, bear up against, bear up under, bolster,… …

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  • 64bear — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive] Word forms bear : present tense I/you/we/they bear he/she/it bears present participle bearing past tense bore UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] past participle borne UK [bɔː(r)n] / US [bɔrn] *** 1) [usually in… …

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  • 65bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… …

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  • 66bear*/ — [beə] (past tense bore [bɔː] ; past participle borne [bɔːn] ) verb [T] I 1) if you cannot bear someone or something, you do not like them at all or cannot accept them Most of her friends can t bear her husband.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought… …

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  • 67bear — verb 1) I come bearing gifts Syn: carry, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver, tote, lug 2) the bag bore my name Syn: display, exhibit …

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  • 68bear v — I cannot bear to see a bear. Bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, Right there I cry, Forbear! impregnable adj, boar n, overbearingly adv …

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  • 69bear —   1. Carry. Hāpai, hi i, hali, pa a; hā awe (on the back);    ♦ bear down, kaomi, kōmi.   2. Reproduce. Hānau, hāpai, hua, ho ohua.    ♦ Bear fruit or seed, ho ohua.   3. See turn.   4. See endure.   5. Animal. Pea.    ♦ Bear baiting …

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  • 70Down Beat Bear — Tom and Jerry series The title card of Down Beat Bear. Directed by …

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