Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beared

/bɛɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: beared
IPA: /bɛɹd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of)

verb

simple past and past participle of bear (carried, tolerated etc.)

Example Sentences

"For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way."
"The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared" or "shorted" the stock."
"This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared, I think."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɛɹd/
British English: /bɛəd/

Synonyms

bore borne

Homonyms

bared Baird beard (cheer–chair merger) bird (fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

compared prepared shared scared cared aired paired repaired haired black-haired spared stared

Questions

How do you pronounce beared?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɛɹd/.
What does beared mean?: simple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of)
Where does beared come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce beared

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