bear with

verb

To be patient with.

“Please bear with me a moment while I connect you to his office.”

Meanings

verbbear with (third-person singular simple present bears with, present participle bearing with, simple past bore with, past participle borne with)

present singular third person bears with · participle present bearing with · past bore with · participle past borne with

  1. idiomaticTo be patient with.

    Please bear with me a moment while I connect you to his office.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 忍耐, 包容
  • 忍耐 (rěnnài)be patient with
  • 包容 (bāoróng)be patient with
  • 稍等 (shāoděng)be patient with
Danish bære over med, have tålmodighed med
  • bære over medbe patient with
  • have tålmodighed medbe patient with
Dutch geduld hebben, uithouden
  • geduld hebbenbe patient with
  • uithoudenbe patient with
  • verdragenbe patient with
Finnish olla kärsivällinen, koettaa kestää
  • olla kärsivällinenbe patient with
  • koettaa kestääbe patient with
German Geduld haben mit, Nachsicht üben
  • Geduld haben mitbe patient with
  • Nachsicht übenbe patient with
Hungarian elnéző, türelmes
  • elnézőbe patient with
  • türelmesbe patient with
  • türelemmel vanbe patient with
Norwegian Bokmål bære over med
  • bære over medbe patient with
Polish okazywać cierpliwość, okazać cierpliwość
  • okazywać cierpliwośćbe patient with
  • okazać cierpliwośćbe patient with
Russian потерпеть, мириться с
  • потерпеть (poterpetʹ)be patient with
  • мириться с (miritʹsja s)be patient with
  • терпеть (terpetʹ)be patient with
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APA

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“bear with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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