bear with

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bair with, with]
- /bɛər wɪθ, wɪð/
- /beə(r) wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair with, with]
- /bɛər wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of bear with words

phrasal verb bear with If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient. 3
verb bear with to be patient with 3
verb with object bear with to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 1
verb with object bear with to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 1
verb with object bear with to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. 1
verb with object bear with to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. 1

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Origin of bear with

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beren, Old English beran; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German beran, Dutch baren, Old Frisian, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan, German (ge)bären, Russian berët (he) takes, Albanian bie, Tocharian pär-, Phrygian ab-beret (he) brings, Latin ferre, Old Irish berid (he) carries, Armenian berem, Greek phérein, Sanskrit bhárati, Avestan baraiti; < Indo-European *bher- (see -fer, -phore)

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Parts of speech for Bear with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bear with

bear with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

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Synonyms for bear with

verb bear with

forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
put up with — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.

All 4 Synonyms of bear with