bear: signification et définitions

To hold up; support.

To carry from one place to another; transport.

To carry in the mind; harbor: bear a grudge.

To transmit at large; relate: bearing glad tidings.

To have as a visible characteristic: bore a scar on the left arm.

To have as a quality; exhibit: "A thousand different shapes it bears” ( Abraham Cowley).

To carry (oneself) in a specified way; conduct: She bore herself with dignity.

To be accountable for; assume: bearing heavy responsibilities.

To have a tolerance for; endure: couldn't bear his lying.

To call for; warrant: This case bears investigation.

To give birth to: bore six children in five years.

To produce; yield: plants bearing flowers.

To offer; render: I will bear witness to the deed.

To move by or as if by steady pressure; push: "boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” ( F. Scott Fitzgerald).

To yield fruit; produce: peach trees that bear every summer.

To have relevance; apply: They studied the ways in which the relativity theory bears on the history of science.

To exert pressure, force, or influence.

To force oneself along; forge.

To endure something with tolerance and patience: Bear with me while I explain matters.

To extend or proceed in a specified direction: The road bears to the right at the bottom of the hill.

bear down To advance in a threatening manner: The ship bore down on our canoe.

bear down To apply maximum effort and concentration: If you really bear down, you will finish the task.

bear out To prove right or justified; confirm: The test results bear out our claims.

bear up To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition: The patient bore up well during the long illness.

bear down on To effect in a harmful or adverse way: Financial pressures are bearing down on them.