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verdragen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • 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.
  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.

Senses

verdragen is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
  • abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
  • 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 (now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • bear with (idiomatic) To be patient with.
  • endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  • stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

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.).
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