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Definition or meaning of the English word Bear
To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as; how does this bear on the question? (v. i.).
To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor (v. t.).
To be situated; as to the point of compass; with respect to something else; as; the land bears N. by E. (v. i.).
To manage; wield; or direct. (v. t.).
To admit or be capable of; that is; to suffer or sustain without violence; injury; or change. (v. t.).
To carry on; or maintain; to have. (v. t.).
To render or give; to bring forward. (v. t.).
To sustain; or be answerable for; as blame; expense; responsibility; etc. (v. t.).
To afford; to be to; to supply with. (v. t.).
To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer. (v. t.).
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as; to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest. (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 sustain; to have on written or inscribed; or as a mark; as; the tablet bears this inscription. (v. t.).
To possess and use; as power; to exercise. (v. t.).
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. (v. t.).
To support and remove or carry; to convey. (v. t.).
To support or sustain; to hold up. (v. t.).
A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck. (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.).
Metaphorically: A brutal; coarse; or morose person. (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.).
To behave; to conduct. (v. t.).
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.).
To endeavor to depress the price of; or prices in; as; to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market. (v. t.).
To have a certain meaning; intent; or effect. (v. i.).
To take effect; to have influence or force; as; to bring matters to bear. (v. i.).
To press; -- with on or upon; or against. (v. i.).
To endure with patience; to be patient. (v. i.).
To suffer; as in carrying a burden. (v. i.).
To produce; as fruit; to be fruitful; in opposition to barrenness. (v. i.).
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.).
Translations for the English word Bear
French Translation for the English word Bear is supporter[Verb] Spanish Translation for the English word Bear is el oso German Translation for the English word Bear is tragen
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