to bear sb ill will

  • 1ill will — n. 1) to stir up ill will 2) to bear, harbor ill will towards smb. 3) ill will about, over; between * * * [ˌɪl wɪl] between over to bear. harbor ill will towards smb. to stir up ill will ill will about …

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  • 2bear someone malice (or ill will) — wish someone harm. → bear …

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  • 3ill will — also ill will N UNCOUNT Ill will is unfriendly or hostile feelings that you have towards someone. He didn t bear anyone any ill will... All this has created considerable ill will towards the armed forces. Syn: animosity …

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  • 4ill will — noun (U) strong dislike; hostility: At first there was a lot of suspicion and ill will among the team. | bear sb no ill will (=feel no dislike or anger towards someone) …

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  • 5will — I n. desire 1) to impose one s will (on) 2) to implement the will (of the majority) 3) the will to + inf. (the will to survive) 4) (misc.) a clash of (strong) wills; against smb. s will; with a will (to work with the will to succeed) attitude 5)… …

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  • 6bear hard — (Shakespeare) To have ill will to • • • Main Entry: ↑bear …

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  • 7bear someone malice — (or ill will) [with negative] wish someone harm …

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  • 8bear — I n. 1) the black; brown; grizzly; Kodiak; polar bear 2) a teddy bear 3) bears hibernate II v. 1) (formal) (A; the omission of to is rare) ( to carry ) the servants were bearing food to the guests 2) (A; used without to) ( to give birth to ) she… …

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  • 9bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …

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  • 10bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… …

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