i can't bear it

  • 1Bear — (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[ a]ren, Goth …

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  • 2Bear — (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born to bear.… …

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  • 3Bear danger — is a threat to many hikers and campers in the United States who visit national parks that are still relatively untouched by humans and have bears in them. These parks, such as Denali National Park and Preserve, use special camping techniques to… …

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  • 4bear — Ⅰ. bear [1] ► VERB (past bore; past part. borne) 1) carry. 2) have as a quality or visible mark. 3) support (a weight). 4) (bear oneself) behave in a specified manner: she bore herself w …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5bear — bear1 [ber] vt. BORE, borne (see 3), bearing, bore, born [ME beren < OE beran < IE base * bher , to carry, bring > L ferre, Gr pherein, Sans bharati, (he) bears] 1. a) to hold and take along; carry; transport b) to hold in the m …

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  • 6bear — 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)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7bear — 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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  • 8bear — bear1 /bair/, v., bore or (Archaic) bare; borne or born; bearing. v.t. 1. to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 2. to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 3. to bring forth ( …

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  • 9bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10bear — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive] Word forms bear : present tense I/you/we/they bear he/she/it bears present participle bearing past tense bore UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] past participle borne UK [bɔː(r)n] / US [bɔrn] *** 1) [usually in… …

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