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[1] a past participle of bear1.
[2] a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
[3] to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
[4] to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.
[5] to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child.
[6] to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit.
[7] to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination.
[8] to press or push against: The crowd was borne back by the police.
[9] to hold or carry (oneself, one's body, one's head, etc.): to bear oneself erectly.
[10] to conduct (oneself): to bear oneself bravely.
[11] to suffer; endure; undergo: to bear the blame.
[12] to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate (usually used in negative constructions, unless qualified): I can't bear your nagging. I can hardly bear to see her suffering so.
[13] to be fit for or worthy of: It doesn't bear repeating.
[14] to carry; bring: to bear gifts.
[15] to carry in the mind or heart: to bear love; to bear malice.
[16] to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).
[17] to render; afford; give: to bear witness; to bear testimony.
[18] to lead; guide; take: They bore him home.
[19] to have and be entitled to: to bear title.
[20] to exhibit; show: to bear a resemblance.
[21] to accept or have, as an obligation: to bear responsibility; to bear the cost.
[22] to stand in (a relation or ratio); have or show correlatively: the relation that price bears to profit.
[23] to possess, as a quality or characteristic; have in or on: to bear traces; to bear an inscription.
[24] to have and use; exercise: to bear authority; to bear sway.
[25] to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road.
[26] to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north.
[27] to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear.
[28] bear down , to press or weigh down. to strive harder; intensify one's efforts: We can't hope to finish unless everyone bears down. Nautical . to approach from windward, as a ship: The cutter was bearing down the channel at twelve knots.
[29] bear down on /upon , to press or weigh down on. to strive toward. to approach something rapidly. Nautical . to approach (another vessel) from windward: The sloop bore down on us, narrowly missing our stern.
[30] bear off , Nautical . to keep (a boat) from touching or rubbing against a dock, another boat, etc. Nautical . to steer away. Backgammon . to remove the stones from the board after they are all home.
[31] bear on /upon , to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to: This information may bear on the case.
[32] bear out , to substantiate; confirm: The facts bear me out.
[33] bear up , to endure; face hardship bravely: It is inspiring to see them bearing up so well.
[34] bear with , to be patient or forbearing with: Please bear with me until I finish the story.
[35] 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.
[36] any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear.
[37] a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person.
[38] a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will decline (opposed to bull).
[39] Informal . a person who shows great ability, enthusiasm, stamina, etc.: a bear for physics.
[40] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . either of two constellations, Ursa Major or Ursa Minor.
[41] Informal . a player at cards who rarely bluffs.
[42] (initial capital letter ) Russia.
[43] having to do with or marked by declining prices, as of stocks: bear market.
[44] Stock Exchange . to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.).
[45] for all active uses of the verb, the past participle of bear 1
[46] for all passive uses of the verb except sense 4 unless followed by by , the past participle of bear 1
[47] be borne in on or be borne in upon (of a fact) to be realized by (someone) it was borne in on us how close we had been to disaster
[48] the English name for Ursa Major, Ursa Minor
[49] an informal name for Russia
[50] to support or hold up; sustain
[51] to bring or convey to bear gifts
[52] to take, accept, or assume the responsibility of to bear an expense
[53] (past participle born in passive use except when foll by by) to give birth to to bear children
[54] (also intr) to produce by or as if by natural growth to bear fruit
[55] to tolerate or endure she couldn't bear him
[56] to admit of; sustain his story does not bear scrutiny
[57] to hold in the conscious mind or in one's feelings to bear a grudge ; I'll bear that idea in mind
[58] to show or be marked with he still bears the scars
[59] to transmit or spread to bear gossip
[60] to render or supply (esp in the phrase bear witness )
[61] to conduct or manage (oneself, the body, etc) she bore her head high
[62] to have, be, or stand in (relation or comparison) his account bears no relation to the facts
[63] (intr) to move, be located, or lie in a specified direction the way bears east
[64] to have by right; be entitled to (esp in the phrase bear title )
[65] bear a hand to give assistance
[66] bring to bear to bring into operation or effect he brought his knowledge to bear on the situation
[67] any plantigrade mammal of the family Ursidae : order Carnivora (carnivores). Bears are typically massive omnivorous animals with a large head, a long shaggy coat, and strong claws See also black bear, brown bear, polar bear Related adjective: ursine
[68] any of various bearlike animals, such as the koala and the ant bear
[69] a clumsy, churlish, or ill-mannered person
[70] a teddy bear
[71] stock exchange a speculator who sells in anticipation of falling prices to make a profit on repurchase (as modifier ) a bear market Compare bull 1 (def. 5)
[72] (tr) to lower or attempt to lower the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative selling
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Words nearby Borne
born-again, born-again christian, born-digital, born-free, borna disease, borne, bornean, borneo, borneol, bornholm, bornholm disease
Origin of Borne
ear2before 1000; Middle English be(a)re, beor(e ), Old English bera; cognate with Frisian bār, Dutch beer, Old High German bero (German Bär ); < Germanic *beran- literally, the brown one; akin to Old Norse bjǫrn, bersi; compare Lithuanian bė́ras brown. Cf. bruin
Words that may be confused with Borne
born, borne, (see, usage, note, at, bear1)
Other words from Borne
bear·like , adjective
Word origin for Borne
earOld English bera ; related to Old Norse bjorn , Old High German bero