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                    as in had
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring forth from the womb                                       
              
                             luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in stood
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put up with (something painful or difficult)                                       
              
                             I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in related
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have a relation or connection                                       
              
                             I just found another fact that bears on this issue                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in turned
                                                
              
          
                                                      to go on a specified course or in a certain direction                                       
              
                             the road bears left after the second traffic light                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in carried
                                                
              
          
                                                      to hold up or serve as a foundation for                                       
              
                             the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in held
                                                
              
          
                                                      to keep in one's mind or heart                                       
              
                             I'm not one to bear grudges                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in acquitted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way                                       
              
                             she bore herself well in her first public speaking event                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in brought
                                                
              
          
                                                      to support and take from one place to another                                       
              
                             the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in assumed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to take to or upon oneself                                       
              
                             I bear some responsibility for the mishap                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in required
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have as a requirement                                       
              
                             the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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