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Bear vs. Suffer — What's the Difference?

Bear vs. Suffer — What's the Difference?

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Bear

Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans.

Suffer

To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm
Suffer from arthritis.
Made the people suffer for their disloyalty.

Bear

To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another
Bore the suitcase to the station.

Suffer

To have a specified shortcoming or weakness
Writing that suffers from poor organization.

Bear

To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport
A train bearing grain.
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Suffer

To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse
When morale drops, the company's performance suffers.

Bear

To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push
A boat borne along by the current.

Suffer

To appear at a disadvantage
"He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary" (Albert C. Baugh).

Bear

To carry or hold in the mind over time; harbor
Bear a grudge.
Bear ill will.

Suffer

To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant)
Suffer a heart attack.
Suffer a debilitating illness.
Suffer pain.

Bear

To have as a visible characteristic or attribute
A letter bearing his name.

Suffer

To undergo or be subjected to (a negative experience or development)
A team that suffered a defeat.
A species that suffered a decline in population.
A business that suffered huge losses.

Bear

To conduct (oneself) in a specified way
She bore herself with dignity.

Suffer

To put up with; tolerate
She does not suffer fools easily.

Bear

To hold up; support
This wall bears much of the weight of the roof.

Suffer

To permit; allow
"They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor" (Edmund S. Morgan).

Bear

To be accountable for; assume
Bearing heavy responsibilities.

Suffer

(intransitive) To undergo hardship.
Many artists suffer before becoming famous.

Bear

To have a tolerance for; endure
Couldn't bear his lying.
Can't bear to see them leave.

Suffer

(intransitive) To feel pain.
At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.

Bear

To have grounds for; call for; warrant
This case bears investigation.

Suffer

(intransitive) To become worse.
If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.

Bear

To give birth to
Bore six children.

Suffer

(transitive) To endure, undergo.
I've been suffering your insults for years.
We hope you never have to suffer the same pain.

Bear

To produce; yield
Plants bearing fruit.

Suffer

To allow.

Bear

To offer; render
I will bear witness to the deed.

Suffer

To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.

Bear

To yield fruit; produce
Peach trees that bear every summer.

Suffer

To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.
Our spirit and strength entire,Strongly to suffer and support our pains.

Bear

To have relevance or influence; apply
They studied how the relativity theory bears on the history of science.

Suffer

To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.
If your more ponderous and settled projectMay suffer alteration.

Bear

To endure something with tolerance or patience
Bear with me while I explain what happened.

Suffer

To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
I suffer them to enter and possess.

Bear

To extend or proceed in a specified direction
The road bears to the right at the bottom of the hill.

Suffer

To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
O well for him whose will is strong!He suffers, but he will not suffer long.

Bear

To be directed or aimed in a certain direction or at a target
The guns were brought to bear upon the approaching fleet.

Suffer

To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death.
The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following.

Bear

Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae that have a shaggy coat and a short tail and walk with the entire lower surface of the foot touching the ground.

Suffer

To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.
Public business suffers by private infirmities.

Bear

Any of various other animals, such as the koala, that resemble a true bear.

Suffer

Undergo or be subjected to;
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom

Bear

A large, clumsy, or ill-mannered person.

Suffer

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle

Bear

One, such as an investor, that sells securities or commodities in expectation of falling prices.

Suffer

Endure (emotional pain);
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers

Bear

A pessimist, especially regarding business conditions.

Suffer

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
He learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

Bear

(Slang) Something that is difficult or unpleasant
The final exam was a bear.

Suffer

Get worse;
His grades suffered

Bear

(Slang) A highway patrol officer.

Suffer

Feel pain or be in pain

Bear

(Slang) A hairy, stocky gay man.

Suffer

Feel physical pain;
Were you hurting after the accident?

Bear

Characterized by falling prices
A bear market.

Suffer

Undergo or suffer;
Meet a violent death
Suffer a terrible fate

Bear

A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.

Suffer

Feel unwell or uncomfortable;
She is suffering from the hot weather

Bear

The meat of this animal.
We had barbecued bear for dinner.

Suffer

Be given to;
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much

Bear

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

Suffer

Be set at a disadvantage;
This author really suffers in translation

Bear

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

Bear

A state policeman short for Smokey Bear.

Bear

(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

Bear

(engineering) A portable punching machine.

Bear

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

Bear

(cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.

Bear

Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
That window can be a bear to open.

Bear

(obsolete) A pillowcase; a fabric case or covering as for a pillow.

Bear

To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
To bear a railroad stock
To bear the market

Bear

To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
They came bearing gifts.
Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
The little boat bore us to our destination.
This plant's light and fluffy seeds may be borne by the wind to remote islands.

Bear

To carry upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with.
The right to bear arms

Bear

To wear. en

Bear

To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
The scan showed that the ewe was bearing twins.

Bear

(transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
She still bears the scars from a cycling accident.
The stone bears a short inscription.
This bears all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.

Bear

(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
The shield bore a red cross.

Bear

(transitive) To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
He bore the look of a defeated man.

Bear

(transitive) To have (a name, title, or designation).
The school still bears the name of its founder.

Bear

(transitive) To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
The dictator bears a terrible reputation for cruelty.

Bear

To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 3.5%.

Bear

To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
Only the male Indian elephant bears tusks.

Bear

(transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
To bear a grudge, to bear ill will

Bear

To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
The brothers had always borne one another respect.

Bear

(transitive) To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
To bear life

Bear

To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
The punishment bears no relation to the crime.

Bear

(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
His achievements bear testimony to his ability.
The jury could see he was bearing false witness.

Bear

(transitive) To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
This word no longer bears its original meaning.

Bear

To behave or conduct (oneself).
She bore herself well throughout the ordeal.

Bear

To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).

Bear

To carry a burden or burdens.

Bear

To take or bring (a person) with oneself; to conduct.

Bear

To support, sustain, or endure.

Bear

(transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
This stone bears most of the weight.

Bear

To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
The pain is too much for me to bear.
I would never move to Texas — I can't bear heat.
This reasoning will not bear much analysis.
Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need.

Bear

(transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
The hirer must bear the cost of any repairs.

Bear

(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

Bear

(transitive) To warrant, justify the need for.
This storm definitely bears monitoring.

Bear

To support, keep up, or maintain.

Bear

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something. en

Bear

(transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have. en

Bear

To press or impinge upon.

Bear

To push, thrust, press.
The rope has frayed where it bears on the rim of the wheel.

Bear

To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
To bring arguments to bear
How does this bear on the question?

Bear

Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
The cannons were wheeled around to bear upon the advancing troops.

Bear

To produce, yield, give birth to.

Bear

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.

Bear

To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
This year our apple trees bore a good crop of fruit.

Bear

To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
Carry on past the church and then bear left at the junction.
By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
Great Falls bears north of Bozeman.

Bear

To gain or win.

Bear

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

Bear

To support or sustain; to hold up.

Bear

To support and remove or carry; to convey.
I 'll bear your logs the while.

Bear

To conduct; to bring; - said of persons.
Bear them to my house.

Bear

To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
Every man should bear rule in his own house.

Bear

To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.

Bear

To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

Bear

To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor
The ancient grudge I bear him.

Bear

To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
I cannot bearThe murmur of this lake to hear.
My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Bear

To gain or win.
Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge.

Bear

To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
He shall bear their iniquities.
Somewhat that will bear your charges.

Bear

To render or give; to bring forward.

Bear

To carry on, or maintain; to have.

Bear

To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear.

Bear

To manage, wield, or direct.
Hath he borne himself penitently in prison?

Bear

To afford; to be to; to supply with.
His faithful dog shall bear him company.

Bear

To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.

Bear

To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
This age to blossom, and the next to bear.

Bear

To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
But man is born to bear.

Bear

To endure with patience; to be patient.
I can not, can not bear.

Bear

To press; - with on or upon, or against.
These men bear hard on the suspected party.

Bear

To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.

Bear

To relate or refer; - with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?

Bear

To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform.

Bear

To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.

Bear

To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.

Bear

A bier.

Bear

Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.

Bear

An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.

Bear

One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Bear

Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.

Bear

A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.

Bear

A portable punching machine.

Bear

A block covered with coarse matting; - used to scour the deck.

Bear

Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare).

Bear

Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

Bear

An investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

Bear

Have;
Bear a resemblance
Bear a signature

Bear

Give birth (to a newborn);
My wife had twins yesterday!

Bear

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
He learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

Bear

Move while holding up or supporting;
Bear gifts
Bear a heavy load
Bear news
Bearing orders

Bear

Bring forth,
The apple tree bore delicious apples this year
The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers

Bear

Take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;
I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility

Bear

Contain or hold; have within;
The jar carries wine
The canteen holds fresh water
This can contains water

Bear

Bring in;
Interest-bearing accounts
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?

Bear

Have on one's person;
He wore a red ribbon
Bear a scar

Bear

Behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
He bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times

Bear

Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;
She bears the title of Duchess
He held the governorship for almost a decade

Bear

Support or hold in a certain manner;
She holds her head high
He carried himself upright

Bear

Be pregnant with;
She is bearing his child
The are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child

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