Definition of Bear

gero, tolero, gigno (genuit), gero

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Large and ferocious animals; the most famous were those under the command of Beorn the skin-changer in the Vales of Anduin.

(v. t.)
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
  

(v. i.)
To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.
  

(v. i.)
To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
  

(v. i.)
To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?
  

(v. i.)
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
  

(v. i.)
To press; -- with on or upon, or against.
  

(v. i.)
To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
  

(v. i.)
To endure with patience; to be patient.
  

(v. i.)
To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
  

(n.)
One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
  

(n.)
Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
  

(n.)
Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
  

(n.)
An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
  

(n.)
Alt. of Bere
  

(n.)
A portable punching machine.
  

(n.)
A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
  

(n.)
A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.
  

(n.)
A bier.
  

(v. t.)
To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
  

(v. t.)
To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To support or sustain; to hold up.
  

(v. t.)
To support and remove or carry; to convey.
  

(v. t.)
To render or give; to bring forward.
  

(v. t.)
To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
  

(v. t.)
To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor
  

(v. t.)
To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
  

(v. t.)
To manage, wield, or direct.
  

(v. t.)
To gain or win.
  

(v. t.)
To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
  

(v. t.)
To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
  

(v. t.)
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.
  

(v. t.)
To carry on, or maintain; to have.
  

(v. t.)
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
  

(v. t.)
To behave; to conduct.
  

(v. t.)
To afford; to be to; to supply with.
  

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bear
\bear\ (bâr), v. t. [imp. bore (bōr) (formerly bare (bâr)); p. p. born (bôrn), borne (bōr); p. pr. & vb. n. bearing.] [oe. beren, as. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to d. baren to bring forth, g. geb?ren, goth. ba?ran to bear or carry, icel. bera, sw. b?ra, dan. b?re, ohg. beran, peran, l. ferre to bear, carry, produce, gr. fe`rein, oslav brati to take, carry, oir. berim i bear, skr. bh&rsdot; to bear. ?92. cf. fertile.]
1. to support or sustain; to hold up.
2. to support and remove or carry; to convey. i 'll bear your logs the while.
3. to conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [obs.] bear them to my house.
4. to possess and use, as power; to exercise. every man should bear rule in his own house. er i. 22.
5. to sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
6. to possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
7. to possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor the ancient grudge i bear him.
8. to endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer. should such a man, too fond to rule alone, bear, like the turk, no brother near the throne. i cannot bear the murmur of this lake to hear. my punishment is greater than i can bear. iv. 13.
9. to gain or win. [obs.] some think to bear it by speaking a great word. she was found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge.
10. to sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc. he shall bear their iniquities. liii. 11. somewhat that will bear your charges.
11. to render or give; to bring forward. "your testimony bear"
12. to carry on, or maintain; to have. "the credit of bearing a part in the conversation."
13. to admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. in all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear.
14. to manage, wield, or direct. "thus must thou thy body bear." hence: to behave; to conduct. hath he borne himself penitently in prison ?
15. to afford; to be to; to supply with. his faithful dog shall bear him company.
16. to bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest. here dwelt the man divine whom samos bore.
note: in the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage restricts the past participle born to the sense of brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses of the word. in the active form, borne alone is used as the past participle.

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 to bear date 
 jungle bear 
 panda bear 
 bear baiting 
 native bear 
 ice bear 
 to bear away 
 washing bear 
 black bear 
 to bear up 
 to bear out 
 great bear 
 bear cat 
 bear witness 
 malayan bear 
 koala bear 
 cave bear 
 to bear the bell 
 to bear with 
 to bear a loss 
 to bear in mind 
 bear down 
 bear leader 
 grizzly bear 
 to bear in with 
 bear grass 
 to bear down 
 bear state 
 bear upon 
 to bear down upon 
 to bear a hand 
 bear down on 
 brown bear 
 to bear upon 
 woolly bear moth 
 bear away 
 woolly bear 
 bear caterpillar 
 bear animalcules 
 barren ground bear 
 little ant-bear 
 kangaroo bear 
 kodiak bear 
 australian bear 
 bear off 
 syrian bear 
 to bear in hand 
 to bear off 
 to bear back 
 to bear one hard 
 to bear against 
 bear on 
 grisly bear 
 sun bear 

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 bear out 
 sloth bear 
 labiated bear 
 white bear 
 cat bear 
 polar bear 
 honey bear 
 bear oak 
 bear-trap dam 
 skunk bear 
 to bear away the bell 
 american black bear 
 woolly bear caterpillar 
 ant-bear 
 little bear 
 to bear up to 
 bear garden 
 teddy bear 
 tree bear 
 water bear 

Origin
From Shakespeare's Macbeth.

bar

n., béar, mathghamhain m.
v., carry, support: iomchr(a)
v., bear (to), endure: fulaing
v., as a child: iomchr(a)
v., as a crop: beir

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Arth = n. a bear

Arthes = n. a she bear

Arweddu = v. to convey, to bear

Cario = v. to carry, to bear

Cydymddwyn = to bear mutually

Cydymoddef = v. to bear mutually

Cynnal = v. to sustain, to bear

Dala = v. to hold, to bear, catch

Dyddwyn = v. to bear; to convey

Dyddygyd = v. to convey, to bear

Dygyd = v. to bear, to convey, to carry, to take away

Dymddwyn = v. to bear

Erddwyn = v. to bear away

Ffrwytho = v. to fructify, to bear fruit

Hirlidio = v. to bear anger long

Porthi = v. to aid, to support, to bear, to convey

Ymaroi = v. to bear with

Ymddwyn = n. deportment; gestation, bearing, v. to comport; to bear

capture

  bare  brae

large and hairy homosexual man

arena for fierce political debate, as parliament house or a council chamber

obsolete: an approach to a female for the purpose of engaging in amorous banter (i.e. fronting up boldly and uncouthly as a "bear"; cf. the rare variant "bull-up")

intensely irritable; grumpy

dumb

abandoned and unloved

a lair, a dandy

boob lair, jail dandy

n. A policeman.

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Noun
1. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
(hypernym) carnivore
(hyponym) brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos
(member-holonym) Ursidae, family Ursidae
2. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
(antonym) bull
(hypernym) investor

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Verb
1. have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
(hypernym) have, feature
(hyponym) carry
2. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
(synonym) give birth, deliver, birth, have
(hypernym) produce, bring forth
(hyponym) twin
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
3. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
(synonym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) accept, live with, swallow
(verb-group) suffer
4. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
(hypernym) transport, carry
(hyponym) frogmarch
(entail) move, displace
(derivation) carrier, bearer, toter
5. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
(synonym) turn out
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) spin off
(see-also) corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
(synonym) take over, accept, assume
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) face the music, carry-the can
7. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
(synonym) hold, carry, contain
(hypernym) include
(hyponym) retain
(verb-group) contain, take, hold
8. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(synonym) yield, pay
(hypernym) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hyponym) net, clear
(classification) investment, investment funds
9. have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
(synonym) wear
(hypernym) have, feature
10. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
(synonym) behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(hypernym) hold, carry
(hyponym) fluster
(verb-group) hold, carry
(derivation) bearing, comportment, presence, mien
11. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
(synonym) hold
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
(derivation) holder, bearer
12. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
(synonym) hold, carry
(hyponym) stoop
(verb-group) behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(derivation) carriage, bearing, posture
13. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
(synonym) have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
(hypernym) give birth, deliver, birth, have
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) give birth, deliver, birth, have

An investor who believes a stock or the overall market will decline. A bear market is a prolonged period of falling stock prices, usually by 20% or more. Related: bull.

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State: DELAWARE
City: BEAR

base expeditionary airfield resources
  

Bear is significant of overwhelming competition in pursuits of every kind.

To kill a bear, portends extrication from former entanglements.

A young woman who dreams of a bear will have a threatening rival or some misfortune.
  

Digestive system, colon.

a tower similar to the belfry

A backseat pilot or navigator in a two-seat tandem aircraft.

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lesh (carry, support); keshta (give birth to)

v. SIQ

a native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended his flocks against the attacks of a bear (1 Sam. 17:34-37). Bears came out of the wood and destroyed the children who mocked the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 2:24). Their habits are referred to in Isa. 59:11; Prov. 28:15; Lam. 3:10. The fury of the female bear when robbed of her young is spoken of (2 Sam. 17:8; Prov. 17:12; Hos. 13:8). In Daniel's vision of the four great monarchies, the Medo-Persian empire is represented by a bear (7:5).

(1 Samuel 17:34; 2 Samuel 17:8) The Syrian bear, Ursus syriacus, which is without doubt the animal mentioned in the Bible, is still found on the higher mountains of Palestine. During the summer months these bears keep to the snowy parts of Lebanon, but descend in winter to the villages and Gardens. It is probable also that at this period in former days they extended their visits to other parts of Palestine.
  

Ursa Major and Minor The northern constellations of the Big and Little Bear, or the Big and Little Dipper. These two septenates form part of the astronomical key to the ancient wisdom, Ursa Major corresponding to the seven creative rishis, builders, mind-born sons of the first lord called Avalokitesvara in Buddhism. The founders of root-races were connected mystically with the pole star; and as the Aryan Hindus claim that their pole star was in Ursa Major, and at a later date in Ursa Minor, the antiquity is shown. The Little Bear represents a secondary septenate of creative powers. According to Clement of Alexandria the two cherubs placed in the Tabernacle on opposite ends of the Mercy Seat were the Big and Little Bear, representing the two hemispheres of the universe. Clement likewise points out that as each cherub has six wings, both together have twelve wings, thus signifying the twelve houses or mansions of the zodiac, and ever-moving time progressing through them (Miscellanies 5:6).

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Constellations. See ZODIAC; PLEIADES; URSA MAJOR AND MINOR, etc.