Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bear up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: bear up
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sail close to the wind.

verb

To endure hardship cheerfully or without complaining.

Intransitive verb

verb

To support; to keep from falling or sinking.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Afterwards the Lord renued this Covenant with Noah, Gen. 6.10. and did further reveale it in another Type, namely, the ſaving of Noah and his family in the Arke, which was borne up by the flood of Waters; […]"
"[Religious hope] does not only bear up the mind under her sufferings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bears up (present, singular) bearing up (participle, present) bore up (past) borne up (participle, past)

Questions

What does bear up mean?: To sail close to the wind.

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