"bears" meaning in English

See bears in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛɹz/ [General-American], /bɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /beːz/ [General-Australian], /beəz/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /biəz/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /beɹz/ [Scotland], /bɜː(ɹ)z/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: en-us-bears.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bears
  1. plural of bear Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bear Related terms (Appendix): Animals
    Sense id: en-bears-en-noun-9SUEw96p

Verb

IPA: /bɛɹz/ [General-American], /bɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /beːz/ [General-Australian], /beəz/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /biəz/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /beɹz/ [Scotland], /bɜː(ɹ)z/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: en-us-bears.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bears
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bear Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bear
    Sense id: en-bears-en-verb-PxT7XnRc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
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      "homophone": "bares"
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