bear
1. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
carnivore
• Hyponyms:
bear cub, brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos, American black bear,
black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus, Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanus,
Selenarctos thibetanus, polar bear, Ursus Maritimus, Thalarctos maritimus, sloth bear,
Melursus ursinus, Ursus ursinus
• Member Holonyms:
Ursidae, family Ursidae
2. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook;
an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
• Ant:
bull
• Hypernyms:
investor
1. have (Freq. 23)
- bear a resemblance
- bear a signature
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. cause to be born (Freq. 17)
- My wife had twins yesterday!
• Syn:
give birth, deliver, birth, have
• Derivationally related forms:
birth (for: birth), delivery (for: deliver)
• Hypernyms:
produce, bring forth
• Hyponyms:
twin, drop, foal, cub, kitten,
lamb, litter, whelp, pup, farrow, pig,
pig, calve, have young, have a bun in the oven, carry,
gestate, expect
• Verb Group:
have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
• Entailment:
conceive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: give birth)
3. put up with something or somebody unpleasant (Freq. 13)
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
• Syn:
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand,
tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferance (for: suffer), abidance (for: abide), tolerant (for: tolerate), toleration (for: tolerate), tolerance (for: tolerate), bearable, endurance (for: endure)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
accept, live with, swallow, stand for, hold still for,
bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay
• Verb Group:
suffer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: put up)
- Sam cannot bear Sue
4. move while holding up or supporting (Freq. 10)
- Bear gifts
- bear a heavy load
- bear news
- bearing orders
• Derivationally related forms:
bearer
• Hypernyms:
transport, carry
• Hyponyms:
frogmarch
• Entailment:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year" (Freq. 6)
- The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
• Syn:
turn out
• See Also:
bear out
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
spin off, seed, crop, overbear, fruit
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person (Freq. 5)
- I'll accept the charges
- She agreed to bear the responsibility
• Syn:
take over, accept, assume
• Derivationally related forms:
assumption (for: assume)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Hyponyms:
face the music, carry-the can
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. contain or hold;
have within (Freq. 4)
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
• Syn:
hold, carry, contain
• Derivationally related forms:
continent (for: contain), content (for: contain), container (for: contain), carry (for: carry), hold (for: hold)
• Hypernyms:
include
• Hyponyms:
retain, enclose, hold in, confine
• Verb Group:
contain, take, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
8. bring in (Freq. 4)
- interest-bearing accounts
- How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
• Syn:
yield, pay
• Derivationally related forms:
pay (for: pay), yield (for: yield)
• Topics:
investment, investment funds
• Hypernyms:
gain, take in, clear, make, earn,
realize, realise, pull in, bring in
• Hyponyms:
net, clear, pay off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
9. have on one's person (Freq. 1)
- He wore a red ribbon
- bear a scar
• Syn:
wear
• Derivationally related forms:
wearable (for: wear), wear (for: wear), wearing (for: wear)
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. behave in a certain manner
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
• Syn:
behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
• Derivationally related forms:
comportment (for: comport), conduct (for: conduct), deportment (for: deport), bearing
• Hypernyms:
hold, carry, act, move
• Hyponyms:
fluster, assert, put forward, deal, walk around,
pose, posture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
11. have rightfully;
of rights, titles, and offices
- She bears the title of Duchess
- He held the governorship for almost a decade
• Syn:
hold
• Derivationally related forms:
holder (for: hold), bearer
• Hypernyms:
have, have got, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. support or hold in a certain manner
- She holds her head high
- He carried himself upright
• Syn:
hold, carry
• Derivationally related forms:
bearing, carriage (for: carry), carry (for: carry)
• Hyponyms:
sling, stoop, piggyback, poise, balance,
behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
13. be pregnant with
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
• Syn:
have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
• Derivationally related forms:
expectant (for: expect), expectation (for: expect), gestation (for: gestate)
• Hypernyms:
give birth, deliver, birth, have
• Verb Group:
give birth, deliver, birth, have, expect
• Entailment:
conceive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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