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Bear Sth Sb/Sth Mind Transitive Bore Past Etmek

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front bear 
IPA  /beə(r)   / verb (past tense bore /bɔːr   /; past participle borne /bɔːn   /)
Back dayanmak, tahammül etmek, nefret etmek
taşımak, çekmek
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bear (verb)

 /beə(r)   / verb (past tense bore /bɔːr   /; past participle borne /bɔːn   /)
 
ACCEPT
1 [transitive] [used with can / could in negative sentences or in questions]
to be able to accept and deal with sth unpleasant
dayanmak, tahammül etmek, nefret etmek
 I can't bear spiders.
 She couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him.
 How can you bear to listen to that music?
 The pain was almost more than he could bear.
SYNONYMS STAND1, ENDURE
NOT BE SUITABLE
2 [transitive]
 not bear sth/doing sth
to not be suitable for sth; to not allow sth
uygun olmamak
 These figures won't bear close examination.
 What I would do if I lost my job doesn't bear thinking about.
BE RESPONSIBLE
3 [transitive] (formal)
to take responsibility for sth
sorumluluğunu almak
 Customers will bear the full cost of the improvements.
FEEL
4 [transitive]
to have a feeling, especially a negative feeling
 (duygu, kin vb.) beslemek
 Despite what they did, she bears no resentment towards them.
 He's not the type to bear a grudge against anyone.
SUPPORT
5 [transitive]
to support the weight of sth
 (yük, ağırlık vb.) taşımak, çekmek
 Twelve pillars bear the weight of the roof.
SHOW/CARRY
6 [transitive] (formal)
to show sth; to carry sth so that it can be seen
taşımak
 He still bears the scars of his accident.
 She bore a strong resemblance to her mother.
 The waiters came in bearing trays of food.
HAVE A CHILD
7 [transitive] (written)
to give birth to children
doğurmak, dünyaya getirmek
 She bore him four children, all sons.
Bunun yerine She has had four children’ ifadesi daha yaygın olarak kullanılır. Kişinin kendi doğumundan bahsedildiğinde ise to be born kullanılır:
 Robert was born in 1986.
 The baby will be born in spring.
TURN
8 [intransitive]
to turn or go in the direction that is mentioned
sapmak, yönelmek
 Where the road forks, bear left.
IDIOMS
bear the brunt of sth
to suffer the main force of sth
ceremesini çekmek
 Her sons usually bore the brunt of her anger.
bear fruit
to be successful; to produce results
 (meyve, çiçek) vermek
 At last our hard work is beginning to bear fruit.
bear in mind (that); bear/keep sb/sth in mind
to remember or consider (that); to remember sb/sth
hatırdan çıkarmamak, unutmamak; hatırlamak
 Have a snack now if you want, but bear in mind that we'll be eating a big meal later.
 We'll bear/keep your suggestion in mind for the future.
bear in mind (that); bear/keep sb/sth in mind
to remember or consider (that); to remember sb/sth
hatırdan çıkarmamak, unutmamak; hatırlamak
 Have a snack now if you want, but bear in mind that we'll be eating a big meal later.
 We'll bear/keep your suggestion in mind for the future.
bear witness (to sth)
to show evidence of sth
kanıtı olmak, işareti olmak
 The burning buildings and empty streets bore witness to a recent attack.
PHRASAL VERBS
bear down (on sb/sth)
1 to move closer to sb/sth in a frightening way
korkutucu bir şekilde yaklaşmak
 We could see the hurricane bearing down on the town.
 2 to push down hard on sb/sth
fazla bastırmak
bear sb/sth out
to show that sb is correct or that sth is true
haklı çıkarmak, doğrulamak
 The evidence bears out my theory.
bear up
to be strong enough to continue at a difficult time
dayanabilmek
 How is he bearing up after his accident?
bear with sb/sth
to be patient with sb/sth
sabretmek, dayanmak
 Bear with me – I won't be much longer.
 

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