Etymology : Middle English beren to carry, bring forth, from Old English beran; akin to Old High German beran to carry, Latin ferre, Greek pherein
Pronunciation :
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. carried by, transmitted by (used in combination, e.g. air-borne virus). borne\borne\ (bōrn), p. p. of bear. carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. see:
bear, v. t.
2. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed.
3. See Bear, v. t.
4. To support or sustain; to hold up.
5. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
6. To conduct; to bring; said of persons.
7. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
8. To sustain; to have on , as, the tablet bears this inscription.
9. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
10. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
11. To gain or win.
12. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
13. To render or give; to bring forward.
14. To carry on, or maintain; to have.
15. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
16. To manage, wield, or direct.
17. To behave; to conduct.
18. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
19. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
20. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
21. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
22. To endure with patience; to be patient.
23. To press; with on or upon, or against.
24. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.
25. To relate or refer; with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question? To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
26. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
27. A bier.
28. Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera.
29. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
30. An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
31. One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
32. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
33. A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
34. A portable punching machine.
35. A block covered with coarse matting; used to scour the deck.
36. To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
37. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former . massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature".
38. Borne is the past participle of bear. A past participle of bear. the past participle of bear.
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