Bear and Let

Bear

Bear verb - Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
Usage example: I cannot bear his constant criticism

Let and bear are semantically related in permission topic. In some cases you can use "Let" instead a verb "Bear", when it comes to topics like make.

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

Bear and let are semantically related in make topic. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Common collocations

power bear power let power
life bear life let life
children bear children let children
name bear name let name
Other words: time, face, child, son, daughter, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Though somewhat hard to pin, his stoicism, bitterness, inability to let go, and the fact that he has no qualms about beating the ever-living daylights out of a ten-year-old girl make him rather a grumpy bear.
  • Lets Play / Sharky And The Bear Animated Adaptation: The Animation series Sharky And The Bear Animated Series is an adaptation of the day to day life of Sharky and the Bear and also the jokes that they make in their let's plays and other commentaries.
  • Video Game / Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! The kid didn't have any bear coins, but Bazaar liked him and let him pay in "Rupees" instead.
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