bear

1 to bring forth from the womb luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all Synonyms birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, mother, produce Related Words labor; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, sire; calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp Phrases give birth to Near Antonyms abort, lose, miscarry

2 to put up with (something painful or difficult) I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one Synonyms abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British] Related Words allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to) Phrases live with, lump (it), stand for, tough (it) out Near Antonyms decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

3 to have a relation or connection I just found another fact that bears on this issue Synonyms appertain, apply, pertain, refer, relateRelated Words affect, concern, interest, involve, touch; associate, connect, couple, interrelate, link, tie in; deal (with), treat

4 to go on a specified course or in a certain direction the road bears left after the second traffic light Synonyms head, makeRelated Words aim, bend, direct, point, turn; beeline, light out, put, put out, set off, set out, strike, take off; face, orient, steer; about-face, back, come about, come round, cut, incline, put about, reverse, swerve, tack, turn back, veer, wheel, yaw

5 to hold up or serve as a foundation for the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time Synonyms support, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, sustain, undergird, underpin, upholdRelated Words steady, truss, underlie

6 to keep in one's mind or heart I'm not one to bear grudges Synonyms harbor, cherish, entertain, have, hold, nurseRelated Words cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain; carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure; cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to); brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)Near Antonyms disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook; abjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw out; erase, expunge

7 to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way she bore herself well in her first public speaking event Synonyms acquit, behave, carry, comport, conduct, demean, deport, quitRelated Words check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, control, curb, handle, inhibit, quiet, repress, restrain; moderate, modulate, temper; act, impersonate, playNear Antonyms act up, carry on, cut up, misbehave, misconduct

8 to support and take from one place to another the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies Synonyms carry, cart, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transportRelated Words deliver, hand over, transfer; forward, send, ship, transmit; bring, fetch, take; move, remove, shift