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View synonyms for bear with

bear with

verb

  1. intr, preposition to be patient with

    bear with me while I tell you my story

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

He added in a second video: “There’s gonna be people concerned and asking questions. At this time, just gonna keep a lot of things private and y’all just bear with me. But like I said, I need your prayers.”

"Please bear with us today as we're dealing with a high call volumes and will be prioritising main roads," it said.

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Payne shared his seven-year-old son, Bear, with Girls Aloud star Cheryl, who he was in a relationship with from 2016 to 2018.

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When the Polish forces were deployed to Europe the only way to take the bear with them was to "enlist" him.

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He had a son, Bear, with the former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.

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