beared

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/bɛə(ɹ)d/UK/bɛəd/UK[bɛːd]US/bɛɹd/

A form of bear — A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.

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Meanings

beared1

verb
  1. participlepastbusinesssimple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of)

    The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared" or "shorted" the stock.

    1996, Jules Tygiel, The Great Los Angeles Swindle, page 124
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    For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way.

    1918, Jack London, Hearts of Three

beared2

verb
  1. nonstandardparticiplepastproscribedsimple past and past participle of bear (carried, tolerated etc.)

    This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared, I think.

    2011 June 15, Tony White, Working with Suicidal Individuals: A Guide to Providing Understanding, Assessment and Support, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 87

    Synonyms: bore, borne

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

beared · verb

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beared · verb

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beared

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

beaderbedearbedareberead
Cite this entry
APA

beared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beared

MLA

“beared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beared. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beared,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beared.

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