bearˈably adverb

bearˈer noun

1. A person who or that which bears
2. The actual holder of a cheque, etc
3. A person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral, a pall-bearer
4. A carrier or messenger
5. Formerly in India, a personal, household or hotel servant

bearˈing noun

1. Demeanour
2. Direction
3. A supporting surface
4. Relation, relevance
5. A heraldic device or coat of arms
6. The part of a machine that bears friction, esp part of a shaft or axle and its support (sometimes in pl; see ball-bearing under ball¹)

bearer bill, bond, security, etc noun

A bond, etc which has been made out to be payable to the person in possession of it

bearing cloth noun (historical)

A gown worn at a child's baptism

bearing rein noun

A fixed rein between the bit and the saddle, by which a horse's head is held up and its neck made to arch

bear a hand see under hand

bear away

1. To sail away
2. To carry away

bear down

1. To overthrow
2. To press downwards
3. In childbirth, to exert downward muscular pressure
4. (with upon or towards) to sail with the wind (towards)
5. (with upon) to approach (someone or something) rapidly and purposefully

bear hard (Shakespeare)

To have ill-will to

bear hard or heavily upon (lit and figurative)

1. To press heavily on
2. To oppress, afflict

bear in hand

1. To make out, maintain (archaic)
2. To keep in expectation, to flatter someone's hopes (Shakespeare)

bear in mind

1. To remember (that)
2. To think of, take into consideration

bear in upon

(usu in passive) to impress upon, or to make realize, esp by degrees

bear out

To corroborate

bear up

To keep up one's spirits

bear up for

To sail towards (a place)

bear with

To make allowance for, be patient with

bear witness see witness

bring to bear

To bring into operation (against or upon)

find, get (or lose) one's bearings

To ascertain (or to become uncertain of) one's position or orientation