dragen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
• carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
• fruition noun The point at which a plan or effort is finally achieved or realized.
• underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.
• wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

dragen is used for these senses in English:

• 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. [1400]
• bear (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
• bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
• bring forth To produce, bear as fruit.
• carry (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
• carry (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
• fruition The condition of bearing fruit.
• underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

bear — full definition

1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

carry — full definition

1. verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
2. verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
3. verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
4. verb To be pregnant with (a child).
5. verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.

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