english
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bear in on/upon
UK formal
If something is borne in on/upon someone, they are made to understand it
• Suddenly it was borne in on him that he was becoming too old to start a new career., bear on sth
slightly formal
to be connected or related to; to influence
• I don't see how that information bears on this case., bear down on sb/sth
to move in a threatening way towards someone or something
• I looked up to see the car bearing down on me, bear sb/sth out
[ M ]
to support the truth of something
• His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts.
• If you tell them what happened I will bear you out ( on it)., bear up
to deal with a very sad or difficult situation in a brave and determined way
• "How has she been since the funeral?" "Oh, she's bearing up.", bear with sb
to be patient and wait while someone does something
• If you'll just bear with me for a moment , I'll find you a copy of the drawings.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BEAR, Also see BRING TO BEAR; CROSS AS A BEAR; CROSS TO BEAR; GRIN AND BEAR IT; LOADED FOR BEAR.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
animal:
The bear chased the man.
verb
endure:
A man can bear a lot of trouble.
verb
conduct:
You must bear yourself with pride.
verb
give birth:
She will bear a child in May.
Simple Definitions
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verb accept/deal with sth VERB + BEAR be able/unable to, can/could (hardly/scarcely) Don't leave me alone. I wouldn't be able to bear it. How can you bear this awful noise? We could hardly bear to be outdoors in the blinding sunlight. be responsible for sth VERB + BEAR have to, must Do parents have to bear the whole cost of tuition fees? You must bear at least some responsibility for what has happened. PHRASAL VERBS bear on/upon sb/sth ADV. heavily The burden of the tax bore most heavily on the poor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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bear
bear + NOUN
bear the pain
• He knew that he couldn’t bear the pain much longer.
bear the heat/cold
• Some people find it hard to bear the heat in the summer.
bear the strain/pressure
• Mark couldn’t bear the pressure of the job any longer.
phrases
can hardly bear something
(= find something very difficult or upsetting to do )
• He was so ashamed that he could hardly bear to look at her.
be unable to bear something
• Fiona was unable to bear the thought of selling the house.
be hard to bear
• The situation was very hard to bear.
be more than somebody can bear
• He sometimes felt the grief was more than he could bear.
bear the brunt of something
(= be in the worst position and have to deal with it )
• Shareholders will bear the brunt of the company’s financial troubles.
grin and bear it
(= accept it without complaining )
• It was a horrible job but she had to grin and bear it.
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