bear

/beər/ v [T] (past tense bore /bɔr/, /boʊr/, past participle borne /bɔrn/, /boʊrn/) (SUPPORT)

Definition

› to hold or support something: The bridge has to be strengthened to bear heavier loads.

(Definition of bear v (SUPPORT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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