verb
abear
Abear (verb) means to tolerate or put up with something.
verb
1
To tolerate or put up with something.
"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."
— Hope Mirrlees (1926)
2
To carry something.
3
To act or behave in a particular way.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English aberen, from Old English āberan ("to bear, carry, carry away"), made up of ā- ("away, out"), a- and beran ("to bear"), from Proto-Germanic *uzberaną ("to bear off, bring forth, produce"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ("to bear, carry"); equivalent to a- and bear. Cognate with Old High German irberan and Gothic ???????? (usbairan).
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What is the meaning of abear?
"abear" (verb) means to tolerate or put up with something.
What are the different meanings of abear?
"abear" has 3 main meanings: 1. To tolerate or put up with something; 2. To carry something; 3. To act or behave in a particular way.
