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bear with

verb

intr, preposition to be patient with
bear with me while I tell you my story

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Put up with, make allowance for, as in He'll just have to bear with them until they decide . Nicholas Udall used this term in Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553): “The heart of a man should more honour win by bearing with a woman.” It may also be used as an imperative, as in Bear with me—I'm getting to the point .

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