bear
verb
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially without complaining
Did you know?
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
To be patient, and to not complain too much
live with
to accept something unpleasant that you cannot change
put up with
to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way
bear up
to behave in a brave way in a very sad or difficult situation
take the bad with the good
to accept that bad things happen and not complain about them
resign yourself (to something)
to accept that something unpleasant must happen and that you cannot change it
grin and bear it
to accept a difficult situation without complaining or without showing how you feel
take the rough with the smooth
to accept the bad things that happen as well as the good things
brave out
to deal with an unpleasant situation in a confident, patient, and determined way
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
BuzzWord ArticleWord of the Day
dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
Open Dictionary
conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
add a wordMore submissions
view entriesBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog