bare

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Adverb 1.2.3 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Antonyms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Manx 4.1 Adjective 5 Norwegian 5.1 Conjunction 5.2 Adverb 6 Swedish 6.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bâr, IPA: /beə(r)/, SAMPA: /be@(r)/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
• Homophones: bear

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English bær

[edit] Adjective

bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)

1. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

   the bare necessities

2. Naked, uncovered.

   Don't show your bare backside in public.

3. Having no supplies.

   a room bare of furniture

   The cupboard was bare.

4. Having no decoration.

   The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?

5. Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

   The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.

6. (British, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.

   It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.

[edit] Synonyms

• (minimal): mere, minimal
• (naked): exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed
• (having no supplies): empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied
• (having no decoration): empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): despoiled, stripped, uncovered

[edit] Antonyms

• (minimal): ample, plentiful, sufficient
• (naked): covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed
• (having no supplies): full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked
• (having no decoration): adorned, decorated, ornate
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): covered

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

bare

1. (British, slang) Very; significantly.

   This porno's bare whack, bruv.

[edit] Noun

the bare (always with the definite article)

1. the naked state, nude body

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English barian.

[edit] Verb

to bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared)

1. (transitive) To uncover; to reveal; as, to bare one's teeth, to bare one's soul.

[edit] Synonyms

• (uncover): expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover

[edit] Antonyms

• (uncover): cover, cover up, hide

[edit] Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

[edit] Verb

bare

1. (obsolete) Simple past of bear.

[edit] References

• bare in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: Aber
• bear

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Adjective

bare

1. calm

[edit] Noun

bare

1. slug
2. spleen

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

bare f.

1. Plural form of bara.

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Adjective

bare

1. best

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Conjunction

bare

1. if; as long as

[edit] Adverb

bare

1. only, merely, just
2. but

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

bare

1. bare, masculine definite positive singular form of bar