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oso — meaning in English

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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.
  • ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
  • Ly name A Vietnamese surname.

Senses

oso is used for these senses in English:

  • ish (of adjectives from adjectives, with a diminutive force) Somewhat, rather.
  • ly Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.
  • ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:
  • ous (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.
  • y Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”.
  • bear A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
  • bear (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970]

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.).

ish — full definition

  1. adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
  2. interjection (informal) Used to express mild disgust.
  3. noun (slang) Stuff or things, often used as a mild substitute for a cruder word.

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