bear
A large, generally omnivorous mammal of the family UrsidaeA large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
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» A bear can climb a tree.
Ein Bär kann auf einen Baum klettern. — Sprachprofi
Медведь может залезть на дерево. — Lenin_1917
Ведмеді можуть лазити по деревах. — JeNNeR
Ведмеді вміють лазити по деревах. — JeNNeR
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Examples
1190 sentencesA bear can climb a tree.
Ведмеді можуть лазити по деревах. — JeNNeR
ruМедведь может залезть на дерево. — Lenin_1917
deEin Bär kann auf einen Baum klettern. — Sprachprofi
How long does a bear sleep?
Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko
ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto
deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern
I'm as hungry as a bear.
Я страшенно голодний. — aandrusiak
ruЯ голодный как волк. — MikaM
deIch habe einen Bärenhunger. — xtofu80
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
Bär, Bärin
медве́дьmedvédʹ, медве́дицаmedvédica, медвежо́нокmedvežónok
ведмі́дьvedmídʹ
(countable, uncountable)An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
Baissier, Baissespekulant
медве́дьmedvédʹ
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
More meanings 8
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
(uncountable)The meat of this animal.
We had barbecued bear for dinner.
(US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
That window can be a bear to open.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A koala (bear).
(countable, uncountable)A portable punching machine.
(countable, uncountable)A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
(countable, uncountable)The fifteenth Lenormand card.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
(countable, slang, uncountable)A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
Bär
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”).
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Forms
plural: bearsSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
129 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- teddy bear
- his teddy bear
- bare hands
- by a bear
- a teddy bear
- your bare hands
- my bare hands
- bears around here
- his bare hands
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.