bear
verb (ACCEPT) /beər/
/ber/ (bore, borne or US also born)Definition
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B2 [T] to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant: The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well. Tell me now! I can't bear the suspense! It's your decision - you must bear the responsibility if things go wrong. [+ to infinitive] He couldn't bear to see the dog in pain. [+ -ing verb] I can't bear being bored.Tolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people not bear thinking about › to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about: "What if she'd been travelling any faster?" "It doesn't bear thinking about."Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad
(Definition of bear verb (ACCEPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- abominable adjective
- abysmal adjective
- apocalyptic adjective
- appalling adjective
- awfully adverb (BADLY)
- belief noun
- from hell idiom
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- grim adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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- gruesome adjective
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