to bear (some) relation to
1relation — relation, relationship, relatives As nouns, relation and relative both mean ‘a person related by blood or by marriage’, and both are idiomatic in the plural. For some reason, however, relation is the normal choice in the explicit context of… …
2bear — 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)¦ …
3bear — 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 …
4bear — vb 1 *carry, convey, transport, transmit Analogous words: *move, remove, shift, transfer: hold, *contain 2 Bear, produce, yield, turn out are comparable when they mean to bring forth as products. Bear usually implies a giving birth to offspring… …
5bear — 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 ( …
6Bear — Ursine redirects here. For the village, see Ursine, Nevada. For other uses, see Bear (disambiguation). Bears Temporal range: 38–0 Ma …
7bear — 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… …
8Bear Island (Norway) — Infobox Islands name = Bear Island image caption = Bear Island is located north of mainland Norway, in the south of the native name = Bjørnøya native name link = Norwegian language nickname = location = Barents Sea coordinates =… …
9bear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Bear is used before these nouns: ↑habitat, ↑hunt, ↑market, ↑trap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 accept/deal with sth VERB + BEAR ▪ be able to, can ▪ …
10Bear River Expedition — The Bear River Expedition took place between June 12th and October 18th, 1859. Led by Major F. J. Porter, Company G from Camp Floyd was sent to investigate an incident between native americans and immigrants traveling on the California Trail,… …
