bear up
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
bear up (third-person singular simple present bears up, present participle bearing up, simple past bore up, past participle borne up)
- (nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure hardship cheerfully.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to keep from falling or sinking.
- Addison
- Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.
- Addison
Translations
to sail close to the wind
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Anagrams
- upbear