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if you want a verb which has anything to do with uncovering: use bare.Aenne & Franz Burda 9 July 1931. if you want a verb which has anything to do with carrying, supporting, or enduring: use bear. if you need an adjective, always use bare. Here are some tips for identifying which word to use: Other meanings of the very versatile adjective bare are ‘without addition basic and simple’, ‘only just sufficient’, or ‘surprisingly small in number or amount’. She padded in bare feet towards the door. Unlike bear, bare can also be an adjective, and is often used to describe someone or something that is uncovered, or without the appropriate or usual contents. Several everyday expressions and phrasal verbs use bear using bare in these expressions is a common mistake:īear (something) out: ‘support or confirm (something)’īear up: ‘remain cheerful in the face of adversity’Īnd bear can also, of course, be a noun – denoting the animal. Born became restricted to just one very common use, which remains the case today: in the passive, without by, to refer to birth: she was born in 1965. At that time borne became the standard past participle used in all the senses listed above, and remains so today. Until the 18th century, borne and born were simply variant forms of the past participle of bear, used interchangeably. Plants can bear flowers and fruits at the same time. to be called by it), carrying the weight of responsibility ( The tenant will bear the expert’s fee), or to ‘be able to accept or stand up to’ ( His claims may not bear scrutiny).īear can also mean to endure an ordeal or difficulty ( She bore the pain stoically), to manage to tolerate something (often phrased with the negative s he could not bear his sarcasm), or to dislike strongly ( I can’t bear parsnips).įinally, bear can mean to give birth to a child (when said of a person) or to produce fruit or flowers (when said of a plant or tree): The verb bear can also be used of figurative carrying and supporting, commonly in relation to bearing a name (i.e. She grinned, baring an impressive row of teeth. The walls cannot bear the weight of a stone vault. He was bearing a tray of brimming glasses. The verb bear relates to carrying or supporting whereas the verb bare means ‘to uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view’: Where it is often misused is when bare is used as a verb. 
Bare and bear are homophones – that is, they sound the same – but have very different meanings.
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