Antonyms for bear

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bair

Phonetic Transcription : bɛər

Definition of bear

Origin : Old English beran "to bear, bring; bring forth, produce; to endure, sustain; to wear" (class IV strong verb; past tense bær, past participle boren), from Proto-Germanic *beranan (cf. Old Saxon beran, Old Frisian bera, Old High German beran, German gebären, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan "to carry, bear, give birth to"), from PIE root *bher- (1) meaning both "give birth" (though only English and German strongly retain this sense, and Russian has beremennaya "pregnant") and "carry a burden, bring" (see infer).
Ball bearings "bear" the friction. Many senses are from notion of "move onward by pressure." Old English past tense bær became Middle English bare; alternative bore began to appear c.1400, but bare remained the literary form till after 1600. Past participle distinction of borne for "carried" and born for "given birth" is from late 18c. To bear (something) in mind is from 1530s.

verb bring
verb support mentally
verb endure
verb give birth

Example sentences :

They'll bear the stocks all they can while they're buying up.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I can bear witness to the value of her services in South Carolina and Florida.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

But bear witness, parliamentary records, how stood the fact!
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Cannot our griefs come first, while we have strength to bear them?
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Now I have done what will only make more misery, for I cannot bear it.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

I cannot bear the reflections that naturally arise from this consideration.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

But least of all can I bear that you should reflect upon my mother.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Then turning to me—You can bear the imputation of sullenness I see!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Having never tasted it, I can bear no testimony to its quality.
Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms for bear

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