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bear arms

bear arm
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bair ahrm]
    • /bɛər ɑrm/
    • /beə(r) ɑːmz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bair ahrm]
    • /bɛər ɑrm/

Definitions of bear arms words

  • phrase bear arms A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence. 3
  • noun bear arms to carry weapons 3
  • noun bear arms to serve in the armed forces 3
  • noun bear arms to have a coat of arms 3
  • noun bear arms to carry or be equipped with weapons 3
  • noun bear arms to serve as a combatant in the armed forces 3

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Parts of speech for Bear arms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bear arms popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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