"bear up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bear up.ogg [Australia] Forms: bears up [present, singular, third-person], bearing up [participle, present], bore up [past], borne up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> up}} bear up (third-person singular simple present bears up, present participle bearing up, simple past bore up, past participle borne up)
  1. (nautical) To sail close to the wind. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (to sail close to the wind): ngongo (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bear_up-en-verb-iO2M8dve Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'to sail close to the wind': 99 1 0
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure hardship cheerfully or without complaining. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-bear_up-en-verb-9z9vrooM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 51 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 30 52 18
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to keep from falling or sinking. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-bear_up-en-verb-MuiBqbbX

Inflected forms

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