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bear

[bair] / bɛər /
VERB
bring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry deliver take
STRONG
convey ferry fetch lug move pack tote transfer transport
WEAK
buck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail hold keep lose
STRONG
maintain remain
WEAK
avoid be unproductive dodge evade refuse shun throw away
VERB
support mentally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
have hold
STRONG
cherish entertain exhibit harbor maintain possess shoulder sustain uphold
WEAK
hold up weigh upon
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard forget ignore refuse
WEAK
avoid be unproductive dodge evade shun take throw away
VERB
endure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow experience
STRONG
abide admit brook encounter permit stomach suffer tolerate undergo
WEAK
put up with
Antonyms
STRONG
deny disallow dispute refuse reject stop
WEAK
avoid be unproductive dodge evade shun take throw away
VERB
bring forth; give birth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
create develop form make produce provide
STRONG
beget breed engender fructify generate invent propagate reproduce yield
WEAK
be delivered of bring forth parturitate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy halt ruin stop
STRONG
kill
WEAK
avoid be unproductive dodge evade refuse shun take throw away

Example Sentences

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But does anyone imagine negotiations with Iran in the next two weeks will bear real fruit, resolve central questions?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Morally if not legally, they deserve more grief than whatever the Justice Department manages to bring to bear on them, which won’t be much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Parets, a market technician and founder of TrendLabs, said in Wednesday commentary that it suggested a bear market for stocks has been cancelled.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The UN secretary general was "deeply troubled by statements suggesting that entire civilian populations or civilisations may be made to bear the consequences of political and military decisions", his spokesperson told reporters in New York.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

‘Saeunn thinks it means something else: that only you can find the Mountain, an destroy the bear.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver