bear

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

Definition

› to have as a quality or characteristic: My life bore little resemblance to what I’d hoped for.

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

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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