Bear
Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.
Usage example: luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Death of Personality: Merida and Elinor must Race Against the Clock to break the spell that gave Elinor a bear's body or she will lose her humanity and become like any other non-sentient bear.
Source: Western Animation / Brave - In Brave, Merida and Elinor must Race Against the Clock to break the spell that gave Elinor a bear's body or she will lose her humanity and become like any other non-sentient bear.
Source: Death of Personality -
Danalta does not, in fact, lose or gain any mass when it changes shapes...so when it turns into something that looks like a teddy bear, it is still a very heavy teddy bear.
Source: Shapeshifter Baggage
Cite this Source
Lose and Bear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bear/lose
Bear & Lose. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bear/lose>.
Lose or Bear. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bear/lose.
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