1. bear - Noun
2. bear - Adjective
3. bear - Verb
4. Bear - Proper noun
To support or sustain; to hold up.
To support and remove or carry; to convey.
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons.
To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor
To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
To gain or win.
To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
To render or give; to bring forward.
To carry on, or maintain; to have.
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
To manage, wield, or direct.
To behave; to conduct.
To afford; to be to; to supply with.
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
To endure with patience; to be patient.
To press; -- with on or upon, or against.
To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.
To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?
To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
A bier.
Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
A portable punching machine.
A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.
To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
Alt. of Bere
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us sorrow, distress, or unhappiness, and bear them patiently for as long as God wishes. Symeon the New Theologian
Christ's kingdom is not of this world, and the world cannot bear it. We constantly rebel, try to make life easier, try to be half-Christian, try to make the best of both worlds. We must ultimately choose - our felicity lies in one world or the other, not in both. Seraphim Rose
Arrogance cannot bear to see itself scorned and humility held in honor. Symeon the New Theologian
He that will have fire must bear with smoke. Dutch Proverb
Bad is the sack that will not bear patching. Italian Proverb
The strictness of the teacher is better to bear than the prejudice of the father. Persian Proverb