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A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae, particularly of subfamily Ursinae.

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.

SLA (US) A state policeman (short for smokey bear).

SLA A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

(engineering) A portable punching machine.

(nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.

VerbeSGbearsPRbearingPT, PPbearedPTborePTbarePPbornePPborn

(finance) VT To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
1. to bear a railroad stock
2. to bear the market

VT To support or sustain; to hold up.

This stone bears most of the weight.

VT To carry something.

VT To be equipped with (something).

the right to bear arms

VT To wear or display.

The shield bore a red cross.

VT (with witness) To declare as testimony.

The jury could see he was bearing false witness.

VT To put up with something.

I would never move to Texas—I can't bear heat.
Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need.

VT To give birth to someone or something (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).

In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy.

VT VI To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.

VI To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).

The harbour bears north by northeast.
By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
Great Falls bears north of Bozeman.

VI To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

VI To endure with patience; to be patient.

To press; with on, upon, or against.

To take effect; to have influence or force.

to bring matters to bear

To relate or refer; with on or upon.

How does this bear on the question?

To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

VT OBS To conduct; to bring (a person).

To possess and use (power, etc.); to exercise.

To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbour.

OBS To gain or win.

To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).

To carry on, or maintain; to have.

To admit or be capable of; to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

To manage, wield, or direct; to behave or conduct (oneself).

To afford; to be (something) to; to supply with.

Adjectif

(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
1. The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.

Plus d'exemples

Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- The arms controllers who "descoped" the Patriot bear a heavy burden.
- Huth headed wide inside two minutes, Andy Wilkinson blasted over from Shotton's cut-back and Jones was squeezed out when bearing down on goal.
- Miss Porter bears testimony, like every one else who knew him, to his greatheartedness no less than to his genius.
Utilisé au début de la phrase
- Bear in mind that I'm not as young as I was, so I can't walk as fast as you.
Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
- The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.
- But the seeds of the whitebark pine, the pine nuts, feed Clark’s nutcracker birds; red squirrels, which store the nuts underground; and grizzly bears.
- His loudly verbalized beliefs marked him as an ignorant bore.

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