🇬🇧 Bear meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Bear" can mean that a person or animal has babies. For example, when a mother cat has kittens, we can say she bears kittens. It can also mean that a tree or plant grows fruit or flowers. For example, an apple tree bears apples when they appear and are ready to pick. So when something living bears something, it makes or produces it.

The queen bee can bear so many baby bees that the hive is basically an insect daycare center.

Our cat refused to bear kittens until we promised her unlimited belly rubs.

The strawberry plants love to bear fruit right after we say, "I think they’re all done for the year."

Our orange tree likes to bear oranges on the exact branch that pokes me in the eye when I pick them.

The pumpkin vine decided to bear one giant pumpkin so big we thought it might need its own house number.

She waters the pear tree daily. She hopes next year the tree will bear again. In spring the tree will bear pale blossoms, then bright fruit, and the barn cat will bear four small kittens. She watches buds swell and branches bear weight, and waits for the cat to bear her young. When small cries begin, she cries and smiles.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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