bear up

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to endure cheerfully

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bear up Idioms  

1. Endure, face a hardship, as in Jane found it hard to bear up under the strain of her father's illness. This term is also used as an imperative, as in Bear up—the trip's almost over. [c. 1600]

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bear up

To bear up under the higher stress, the PDK’s clutches, gearsets and bevel gear have all been reinforced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“A police car with an air horn or the siren, we would push the bear up out of the community. Fifteen minutes later, they were right back downtown,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

"Was it because you had no answers to give to the police that would bear up to scrutiny?"

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023

One study from a group of international economists estimates that high-income countries could bear up to half of the global economic losses arising from global vaccine inequity.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022

Let me be prosaic so far as facts can be; it will help me to bear up, and imagination must not run riot with me.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker