rebear

R1E1B3E1A1R1

verb

To bear again.

OriginEnglish bear ← Middle English bere ← Old English bera →
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Meanings

verbrebear (third-person singular simple present rebears, present participle rebearing, simple past rebore, past participle reborne)

present singular third person rebears · participle present rebearing · past rebore · participle past reborne

  1. To bear again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwer-
  9. Proto-Germanic*berô
  10. Proto-West Germanic*berō
  11. Old Englishbera
  12. Middle Englishbere
  13. Englishbear
  14. Englishrebear

From re- + bear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bearer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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