to hold up; support

to bear the weight of the roof.

to hold or remain firm under (a load)

The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.

to bring forth (young); give birth to

to bear a child.

to produce by natural growth

a tree that bears fruit.

to hold up under; be capable of

His claim doesn't bear close examination.

to press or push against

The crowd was borne back by the police.

to hold or carry (oneself, one's body, one's head, etc.)

to bear oneself erectly.

to conduct (oneself)

to bear oneself bravely.

to suffer; endure; undergo

to bear the blame.

to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate (usually used in negative constructions, unless qualified)

I can't bear your nagging. I can hardly bear to see her suffering so.

to be fit for or worthy of

It doesn't bear repeating.

to carry; bring

to bear gifts.

to carry in the mind or heart

to bear love; to bear malice.

to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).

to render; afford; give

to bear witness; to bear testimony.

to lead; guide; take

They bore him home.

to have and be entitled to

to bear title.

to exhibit; show

to bear a resemblance.

to accept or have, as an obligation

to bear responsibility; to bear the cost.

to stand in (a relation or ratio); have or show correlatively

the relation that price bears to profit.

to possess, as a quality or characteristic; have in or on

to bear traces; to bear an inscription.

to have and use; exercise

to bear authority; to bear sway.

to tend in a course or direction; move; go

to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road.

to be located or situated

The lighthouse bears due north.

to bring forth young or fruit

Next year the tree will bear.

bear down,

to press or weigh down.

to strive harder; intensify one's efforts

We can't hope to finish unless everyone bears down.

Nautical . to approach from windward, as a ship

The cutter was bearing down the channel at twelve knots.

bear down on or upon,

to press or weigh down on.

to strive toward.

to approach something rapidly.

Nautical . to approach (another vessel) from windward

The sloop bore down on us, narrowly missing our stern.

bear off,

Nautical . to keep (a boat) from touching or rubbing against a dock, another boat, etc.

Nautical . to steer away.

Backgammon . to remove the stones from the board after they are all home.

bear on or upon, to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to

This information may bear on the case.

bear out, to substantiate; confirm

The facts bear me out.

bear up, to endure; face hardship bravely

It is inspiring to see them bearing up so well.

bear with, to be patient or forbearing with

Please bear with me until I finish the story.

bring to bear

to concentrate on with a specific purpose

Pressure was brought to bear on those with overdue accounts.

verb

carry on , persevere , soldier on , suffer , withstand , bear