Meaning

11 senses
  1. (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

  2. 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.

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

  4. (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

  5. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).

  6. (countable, slang, uncountable)A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

    Bär

  7. (Australia, countable, uncountable)A koala (bear).

  8. (countable, uncountable)A portable punching machine.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.

  10. (countable, uncountable)The fifteenth Lenormand card.

  11. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.

    That window can be a bear to open.

Examples

1472 sentences
  1. A 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

  2. How long does a bear sleep?

    Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko

    ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto

    deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern

  3. I'm as hungry as a bear.

    Я страшенно голодний. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ голодный как волк. — MikaM

    deIch habe einen Bärenhunger. — xtofu80

  4. Wounded bears are usually very dangerous.

    Ранені ведмеді, як правило, дуже небезпечні. — Ahha

    ruРаненые медведи, как правило, очень опасны. — odexed

    deVerletzte Bären sind gewöhnlich sehr gefährlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Are there any bears around here?

    Тут водяться ведмеді? — deniko

    ruВ этих окрестностях появляются медведи? — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large mammal of family Ursidae:
Русский
By meaning 1
large mammal of family Ursidae:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
large mammal of family Ursidae:
investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices:

Origin

From Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Prot

From 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: bears
Singularbear
Pluralbears

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
police officer:police officerA2
rough, uncouth person:troublemaker
large omnivorous mammal:bruinursid

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

129 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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