bear
To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices inTo endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
» A bear can climb a tree.
Ein Bär kann auf einen Baum klettern.
Медведь может залезть на дерево.
Ведмеді можуть лазити по деревах.
Ведмеді вміють лазити по деревах.
Meaning
36 senses(transitive)To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
to bear a railroad stock
to bear the market
(transitive)To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
They came bearing gifts.
Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
(transitive)To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).
the right to bear arms
tragen, ausgerüstet sein mit, sein mit
носи́тьnosítʹ, нести́nestí
(transitive)To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).
The queen bore the royal scepter and crown as she processed into the hall.
(intransitive, rare, transitive)To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
The scan showed that the ewe was bearing twins.
be pregnant with
(transitive)To have or display (a mark or other feature).
She still bears the scars from a cycling accident.
The stone bears a short inscription.
have
(transitive)To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
The shield bore a red cross.
(transitive)To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
He bore the look of a defeated man.
(transitive)To have (a name, title, or designation).
The school still bears the name of its founder.
have on one's person
(transitive)To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
The dictator bears a terrible reputation for cruelty.
(transitive, usually)To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 3.5%.
(transitive)To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
Only the male Indian elephant bears tusks.
Examples
1472 sentencesA bear can climb a tree.
Ведмеді можуть лазити по деревах.
ruМедведь может залезть на дерево.
deEin Bär kann auf einen Baum klettern.
How long does a bear sleep?
Як довго спить ведмідь?
ruСколько времени спит медведь?
deWie lange schläft ein Bär?
I'm as hungry as a bear.
Я страшенно голодний.
ruЯ голодный как волк.
deIch habe einen Bärenhunger.
Wounded bears are usually very dangerous.
Ранені ведмеді, як правило, дуже небезпечні.
ruРаненые медведи, как правило, очень опасны.
deVerletzte Bären sind gewöhnlich sehr gefährlich.
Are there any bears around here?
Тут водяться ведмеді?
ruВ этих окрестностях появляются медведи?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 8
By meaning 11
Origin
From Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from ProtFrom Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).
From Middle English beren (“carry, bring forth”), from Old English beran (“to carry, bear, bring”), from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti, from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).
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Forms
bears, bearing, beared, bearedPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- bear outпідтримати, підтримуватиTo corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
- bear onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo influence, have an effect on.
- bear downзнімати плату, покладати відповідальністьUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
- bear upTo sail close to the wind.
- bear offTo gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- bear inTo move quickly and sharply in an inward direction during a race; to veer in.
- bear awayTo steer away from the wind
- bear withTo be patient with.
Synonyms
52 synonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- bare bare
- bare bare hands
- can't bear
- teddy bear
- his teddy bear
- couldn't bear the
- can't bear to
- were bare bare
- the bare bare
- your bare bare
- my bare bare
- by a bear