beared

bear

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair]
- /bɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair]
- /bɛər/

Definitions of beared word

verb with object beared Stock Exchange. to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.). 1
verb without object beared to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road. 1
verb without object beared to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north. 1
verb without object beared to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear. 1
idioms beared loaded for bear, Informal. fully prepared and eager to initiate or deal with a fight, confrontation, or trouble: Keep away from the boss—he's loaded for bear today. 1
noun plural beared any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. 1

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Origin of beared

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 Beared

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beared 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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