Abear
[ә'beә]
Definition
(v. t.) To bear; to behave.
(v. t.) To put up with; to endure.
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Definition
v.t. (Spens.) to bear to behave: (prov.) to endure or tolerate.—n. Abear′ance (obs.) behaviour.
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Examples
- And I can't abear to part with anything I once lay hold of (or so my neighbours think, but what do THEY know? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My dear, the old lady thinks so high of me that she couldn't abear to see and hear me coming out as a reg'lar brown one. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Couldn't abear to make-believe as I meant it! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But my father were that good in his hart that he couldn't abear to be without us. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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