Etymology

inbear

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Today it means: To carry in; bring in; furnish; provide; supply; put forth. Full definition →

Middle English inberen ← Old English inberan
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  1. Old English · inherited frominberan“to carry in, bring in”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominberen
  3. English todayinbear

From Middle English inberen, from Old English inberan (“to carry in, bring in”); equivalent to in- + bear. Doublet of infer.

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