bear with

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to be patient with

   bear with me while I tell you my story

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bear with Idioms  

1. 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

Other volunteers brought their specialties to bear: With Sweida’s medical facilities ravaged, the center managed four hospitals in the province.

From Los Angeles Times

The fake videos included one in which an old woman fed apples to a bear, and another in which an unarmed high school student fended off a bear with her bare hands.

From Barron's

Heavy snow could start falling as early as Thursday morning in the mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, including at Big Bear, with 2 to 6 inches possible at 6,500 feet; 6 to 12 inches at 7,000 to 8,000 feet; and 12 to 18 inches above 8,000 feet.

From Los Angeles Times

Penelope was fully prepared to fend off a bear with a stick, carve a canoe out of a fallen tree trunk, and teach long division with acorns, but if there should be a violent storm during the night, she did not think she would be able to manage without hiding under the covers of her bedroll, and what would the children think of that?

From Literature

She slashed her tusks and kicked her hind flippers and dragged the bear with her.

From Literature