bear
To hold up and move something heavy.
To carry or support the weight of something, especially while moving.
To stay patient and not give up when something is hard or hurts.
To accept or endure something unpleasant or painful.
To have a baby or young animal.
To produce offspring by giving birth, especially in formal or literary use.
A big animal with thick fur that lives in forests or mountains.
A large, heavy mammal with thick fur and a short tail, found in forests and mountains in various parts of the world.
To go toward a direction when moving.
To turn and move in a certain direction, often while traveling.
- Base: bear
- Plural: bear, bears
- Base: bear
- 3rd Person Singular: bears
- Present Participle: bearing
- Past: bore
- Past Participle: born, borne
- Irregular past: bore Verb
- Irregular past participle: born, borne Verb
bear with (someone/something)
1Be patient with someone/something difficult or slow
To wait calmly for someone or something without getting angry or upset.
- Please bear with me while I find your file.
- Bear with us during this short delay.
can't bear (something) / can't bear to (do something)
1Be unable to tolerate something unpleasant
To not be able to accept or deal with something because it is too unpleasant.
- I can't bear loud noises.
- She can't bear to see animals suffer.
loaded for bear
1Fully prepared for confrontation or challenge
To be ready and have everything you need for a hard task or fight.
- The lawyers came loaded for bear.
- She walked into the meeting loaded for bear.
grin and bear it
1Accept unpleasantness without complaint
To accept something bad without saying anything, even if you don't like it.
- The job is tough, but I just grin and bear it.
- He didn't like the decision, but he grinned and bore it.
grin and bear it
1accept something unpleasant patiently
to accept something bad and not complain
- The flight was delayed again, but we just had to grin and bear it.
- He hates the new schedule, yet he’s decided to grin and bear it for now.
- We can’t change it, so we must grin and bear it.
grin and bear it
2Endure something unpleasant quietly
To accept something bad without complaining, even if you do not like it.
- The meeting was boring, but I had to grin and bear it.
- Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it when things go wrong.
bear in mind
1Remember or consider something important
To remember or think about something important when you do something.
- Bear in mind that prices may change.
- You should bear in mind his lack of experience.
bear in mind
2Remember and consider information
To remember something when you are thinking or deciding about something else.
- Bear in mind that prices may change without notice.
- You should bear in mind how long the trip takes before agreeing.
bear in mind
3remember and consider something
To remember and think about something when you are doing or deciding something else.
- Bear in mind that traffic will be heavy during rush hour.
- You should bear in mind his lack of experience when assigning tasks.