"bearable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bearable.wav
Etymology: From Middle English berable, equivalent to bear + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|berable}} Middle English berable, {{suffix|en|bear|able}} bear + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bearable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable. Tags: not-comparable Translations (able to be borne): ἀνεκτός (anektós) (Ancient Greek), φορητός (phorētós) (Ancient Greek), търпи́м (tǎrpím) (Bulgarian), сно́сен (snósen) (Bulgarian), поноси́м (ponosím) (Bulgarian), suportable (Catalan), snesitelný [masculine] (Czech), draaglijk (Dutch), siedettävä (Finnish), vivable (French), supportable (French), erträglich (German), ανεκτός (anektós) (Greek), kibírható (Hungarian), elviselhető (Hungarian), sofhulaingthe (Irish), sopportabile (Italian), tolerabilis (Latin), āberendlīċ (Old English), znośny (Polish), do wytrzymania (Polish), suportável (Portuguese), терпи́мый (terpímyj) (Russian), сно́сный (snósnyj) (Russian), выноси́мый (vynosímyj) (Russian), soportable (Spanish), tolerable (Spanish), llevadero (Spanish), eduråve [feminine, masculine] (Walloon), sopoirtåve [feminine, masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-bearable-en-adj-Ts6M6A6Q Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'able to be borne': 70 30
  2. Able to be borne or carried; portable. Tags: not-comparable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bearableness, bearably, inbearable, semibearable, unbearable
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      "word": "āberendlīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "znośny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "do wytrzymania"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "suportável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "terpímyj",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "терпи́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snósnyj",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "сно́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vynosímyj",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "выноси́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "soportable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "tolerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "word": "llevadero"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eduråve"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "able to be borne",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sopoirtåve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bearable"
}

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