bear with

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

bear with (third-person singular simple present bears with, present participle bearing with, simple past bore with, past participle borne with)

1. (idiomatic) To be patient with.

   Please bear with me a moment while I connect you to his office.

Translations

be patient with

• Danish: bære over med, have tålmodighed med
• Dutch: geduld hebben, uithouden (nl), verdragen (nl)
• Hungarian: elnéző (hu), türelmes (hu), türelemmel van
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bære over med (no)

See also

• bear in with

Anagrams

• withbear