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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
- /beər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bair]
- /bɛər/
Definitions of bare word
- adjective bare If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. 3
- adjective bare A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything. 3
- adjective bare If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it. 3
- adjective bare If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty. 3
- adjective bare An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it. 3
- adjective bare If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things. 3
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Origin of bare
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English bær; cognate with Old Frisian ber, Dutch baar, Old Saxon, Old High German, German bar, Old Norse berr, Lithuanian bãsas barefoot, Russian bos; akin to Armenian bok naked
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Parts of speech for Bare
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bare popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bare usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bare
verb bare
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- publish — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
adjective bare
- naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- uncovered — having no cover or covering.
- undressed — of or relating to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform.
- unclothed — to strip of clothes.
Antonyms for bare
verb bare
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
adjective bare
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- lush — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- private — privacy
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
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