Bear
Bear verb - To be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction.
Usage example: the path will bear north after that marked tree
Lie
Lie verb - To be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction.
Usage example: the train tracks lie just over that hill
Nearby Word: lied
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When Norm shows up in New York, a lot of people actually do think he's a real live polar bear, and he has to constantly lie and tell them that he's just a mascot.
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Bear in mind that it was a pair of girls asking about him that she told the lie to.
Source: Light Novel / Shomin Sample - Roji declares that it is a lie, states that Enchu couldn't bear his grief, and then dispels the curse.
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