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bear

 
 
/beər/ verb [T] (past tense bore, past participle borne)

Translation

ACCEPT to accept someone or something unpleasant
tahammül etmek, kaldırmak, dayanmak, katlanmak
She couldn't bear the thought of him suffering. I like her, but I can't bear her friends. [+ to do sth] How can you bear to watch? The pain was too much to bear.930
bear a resemblance/relation, etc to sb/sth to be similar to someone or something
benzemek
He bears a striking resemblance to his father.2178
CARRY formal to carry something
taşımak
He came in, bearing a tray of drinks.1637
WEIGHT to support the weight of something
çekmek, götürmek, kaldırmak
I don't think that chair will bear his weight.1267
bear the responsibility/cost, etc to accept that you are responsible for something, you should pay for something, etc
sorumluluğu üstlenmek, maliyetine katlanmak, sonucuna razı olmak
He must bear some responsibility for the appalling conditions in the prison.18691420
FEELING to continue to have a bad feeling towards someone
çekmek, katlanmak, tahammül etmek
They were rude to her in the past, but she's not the kind of woman who bears grudges (= continues to be angry).2130
HAVE CHILD formal to give birth to a child
doğurmak, dünyaya getirmek
She has been told that she will never bear children.459
NAME to have or show a particular name, picture, or symbol
hususi bir isim, resim veya sembolü olmak, göstermek
The shop bore his family name.2149
bear left/right to turn left or right
sola/sağa dönmek
Bear right at the next set of traffic lights. → See also bear fruit → See also grin and bear it1628
bear sb/sth out phrasal verb
to prove that someone is right or that something is true
birşeyin doğru, birinin haklı olduğunu ispat etmek
The facts do not bear out his claims.1906
bear with sb phrasal verb
to be patient and wait while someone does something
sabırlı olmak, sabır göstermek, sabırla beklemek
If you'll bear with me a moment, I'll just find your details.930
(Definition of bear verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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