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

What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

We may be a little rusty, so bear with us.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

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 • Nov. 27, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

He tumbled through the air and crashed into the arms of a stone grizzly bear with a painful “Ummphh!”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan