bear

US /bɛr/

UK /bɛː/

A2

verb

  • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
  • To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
  • To keep moving left or right while going forward
  • To show (sign of something)
  • To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

noun

  • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
  • Someone who expects stock market to fall