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to bring forth from the womb <luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all> Synonymsdrop, have, produce Related Wordsdeliver; create; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, mother, sire Phrasesto give birth to Near Antonymsabort, lose, miscarry
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to put up with (something painful or difficult) <I can't bear having to eat my vegetables in order to have ice cream> Synonymsabide, brook, countenance, endure, meet, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, take, tolerate Related Wordsaccept, allow, permit, suffer, swallow; acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to) Near Antonymsdecline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain, forbear, refrain
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to have a relation or connection <I just found another fact that bears on this issue> — see apply 1
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to go on a specified course or in a certain direction <the road bears left after the second traffic light> — see head 1
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to hold up or serve as a foundation for <the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time> — see support 3
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to keep in one's mind or heart <I'm not one to bear grudges> — see harbor 1
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to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way <she bore herself well in her first public speaking event> — see behave
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to support and take from one place to another <the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies> — see carry 1
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to take to or upon oneself <I bear some responsibility for the mishap> — see assume 1
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to wear or have on one's person <the right to bear arms> — see carry 2
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