bear

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bâr)

Inflections of 'bear' (n):
bears
npl (All usages)
bear
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Those men are hunting bear.")
Inflections of 'bear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bears
v 3rd person singular
bearing
v pres p
bore
v past (All other usages)
bare
v past (Archaic: all other usages)
beared
v past (Finance sense only)
borne
v past p (All other usages)
born
v past p (Only for senses relating to birth and only in the passive)
beared
v past p (Finance sense only)

Collocations for "bear"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bear" in context.

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bear

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. bear in mind (that)
  2. (try to) bear it in mind
  3. bear the [colors, arms] of your [country, team]
  4. (still) bears the scars of
  5. right to bear [arms]
  6. bear the [burden, costs, brunt, responsibility]
  7. bear the weight of [the pillars, the columns, 500 kilos]
  8. can't bear [it, your lies, time-wasting, the pain]
  9. cannot bear to [think, imagine, watch, see]
  10. bear [witness, testimony] (to)
  11. bear [witness] to the [accident, event, crime]
  12. bore a grudge against [him, his ex-wife, her boss]
  13. bears a (striking) resemblance to
  14. bore (him) [three] children
  15. the [plant, tree, plan] bore fruit
  16. bear closer [inspection, examination]
  17. [doesn't, does not] bear scrutiny
  18. story (that) bears [retelling, repeating]
  19. bear [right, left] (at)
  20. will bear on [how, whether, what]
  21. [he, the heat, the sun] was bearing down on us
  22. how are you bearing up?
  23. bearing up well [since, after]
n
  1. a [grizzly, black, brown, polar] bear
  2. a [teddy, plush, cuddly] bear
  3. his favorite teddy bear
  4. the bear [came to, raided] our campsite
  5. [saw, heard] a bear
  6. [hugged, maimed, clawed] by a bear
  7. bears [dominated, influenced] the stock market
  8. slang: a [square, rude, bad news] bear
  9. a [huge, towering, lumbering] bear of a man
  10. UK: is like a bear with a sore head (today)
n as adj
  1. a bear [hug, attack, market]
  2. bear-baiting
'bear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Monday - adult - apart - attack - baby - bare - beard - bellow - brown - closely - cross - cub - cuddle - cuddly - curse - drag - embrace - entice - false - grin - growl - head - heat - heavy - hug - hungry - hunter - hunting - look - market - mind - news - pressure - provoke - roar - rug - safety - saint - shabby - sleep - speaking - spook - startling - sticker - thirst - toss - trace - track - trap - wilderness

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