Abear
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbɛə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Abear is a verb meaning (transitive, now rare, dialectal) To put up with; to endure; to bear.
Meaning
(transitive, now rare, dialectal) To put up with; to endure; to bear.
More Meanings
- (transitive, obsolete) To bear; to carry.
- (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself.
- (obsolete) Bearing, behavior.
Example Sentences
Hunder-cook, indeed! which it's what I never abore yet, and never will abear.
So did the Faerie knight himselfe abeare, / And stouped oft his head from shame to shield […]
And he seems sweet on Miss Hazel though she can’t abear him, though when I ask her about him she snaps my head off and tells me to mind my own business.
Word Forms
- abears
- abearing
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include withbear, bide, abide, bear, undergo, tolerate.
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