bear up
bear up · bears up · bore up · borne up · bearing up
To sail close to the windTo sail close to the wind.
» The bear stood up on two legs.
Der Bär stellte sich auf die Hinterbeine. — Waldelfe
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3 sensesTo sail close to the wind.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To endure hardship cheerfully or without complaining.
endure cheerfully
(idiomatic, transitive)To support; to keep from falling or sinking.
Examples
9 sentencesThe bear stood up on two legs.
deDer Bär stellte sich auf die Hinterbeine. — Waldelfe
The bear began tearing up the tent.
The bear is walking up and down in the cage.
ruМедведь ходит туда-сюда по клетке. — oxioxigen
Grizzly bears eat up to two hundred species of plants.
deGrizzlybären ernähren sich von bis zu zweihundert Pflanzenarten. — Adelpa
A polar bear can pick up a scent almost a kilometer away.
Forms
bears up, bearing up, bore up, borne upPhrasal 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb