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abear

Pronunciation: /əˈbɛə/

The English word “abear” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To put up with; to endure; to bear.
  2. To bear; to carry.
  3. To behave; to comport oneself.

noun

  1. Bearing, behavior.

Etymology

From Middle English aberen, from Old English āberan (“to bear, carry, carry away”), from ā- (“away, out”), a- + beran (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *uzberaną (“to bear off, bring forth, produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to a- + bear. Cognate with Old High German irberan, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (usbairan).

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