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bare
1[bair]
adjective
without covering or clothing; naked; nude.
bare legs.
Synonyms: undressedwithout the usual furnishings, contents, etc..
bare walls.
open to view; unconcealed; undisguised.
his bare dislike of neckties.
unadorned; bald; plain.
the bare facts.
(of cloth) napless or threadbare.
scarcely or just sufficient; mere.
the bare necessities of life.
Obsolete., with the head uncovered; bareheaded.
bare
2[bair]
verb
simple past tense of bear.
bare
1/ bɛə /
adjective
unclothed; exposed: used esp of a part of the body
without the natural, conventional, or usual covering or clothing
a bare tree
lacking appropriate furnishings, etc
a bare room
unembellished; simple
the bare facts
(prenomial) just sufficient; mere
he earned the bare minimum
without a weapon or tool
verb
(tr) to make bare; uncover; reveal
bare
2/ bɛə /
verb
archaic, a past tense of bear 1
Other Word Forms
- barish adjective
- bareness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bare1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bare1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Speaking to United staff earlier this month, the scale of the problem was laid bare.
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.
But his dangerous driving was laid bare by the vehicle itself.
Even more mysteriously, it bares the faint image of a bearded man that some Christians believe provides physical evidence of Jesus’ resurrection.
"Within months of opening up some of these bare areas, we had species of beetle, which hadn't been recorded on Newborough for about 10 years, suddenly appearing in huge numbers."
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When To Use
Bare is UK slang for very or lots of.
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