bear
Base form
bear
/beə(r)//ber/
Past simple
bore
/bɔː(r)//bɔːr/
Past participle
borne
/bɔːn//bɔːrn/
MeaningB2
to accept something unpleasant; to carry weight
to grin and bear it
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1I can’t bear the noise from the flat upstairs any longer.
- Negative · Form 1She doesn’t bear grudges, even after a big argument.
- Past simple · Form 2Last winter Grandpa bore the pain of his bad knee without complaining.
- Past simple · Form 2The old bridge bore the weight of the lorry yesterday, but only just.
- Passive · Form 3All the costs of the repair will be borne by the landlord.
- Present perfect · Form 3He has borne most of the blame for the defeat.
Watch out
Babies are born; everything else is borne: costs borne by the council. The past is bore: she bore the pain.
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