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bear with
bear with someone or something
to be patient with someone or something; to wait upon someone or something. (Especially through difficulties.) Please bear with me for a moment while I try to get this straightened out. Can you bear with the committee until it reaches a decision?
bear with somebody/something
to be patient with someone or something Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file.
bear with
Put up with, make allowance for, as in He'll just have to bear with them until they decide. Nicholas Udall used this term in Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553): "The heart of a man should more honour win by bearing with a woman." It may also be used as an imperative, as in Bear with me-I'm getting to the point.
bear with
v. To be patient with someone or something: The explanation I will give is complicated, so please bear with me.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rafa | | RAH-fah | Spanish |
NİDa | | - | Turkish |
Maren | | MAH-ren (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian |
Lindsay | | ['linzi] | |
Hugo | | ['hju:gəu] | |
Tawnie | | TAW-nee | English (Rare) |