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Bear vs. Bare
Bear
<noun>
- An animal with a big body and lots of fur
- example: There is a bear in the woods.
<verb>
- To carry, support, or endure
- example: Can you bear the pain?
<verb>
- To give birth
- example: She bears my child.
Bare
<adjective>
- To be naked, unclothed, unfurnished, or incomplete
- example: The house was bare.
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Words We Confuse >> RulesBear vs. Bare Examples
Examples
Bear
- The bear made a loud noise.
- I can't bear to watch.
- It was a black bear.
- She bore 3 children.
- The chair was unable to bear his weight.
Bare
- The walls were bare.
- The floors are bare and damaged.
- Her legs are bare.
- The sky was bare, no clouds in sight.