Bear
Bear verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
Meet
Meet verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job
Bear is a synonym for meet in experience topic. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Meet", if it concerns topics such as face.
Nearby Word: meeting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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According to Proverbs 17:12, it is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Source: Mama Bear -
In The Boys former Soviet superhero Love Sausage bear-hugs Billy Butcher (in a friendly fashion) when they first meet.
Source: Bear Hug -
Fortunately, even though there are a finite number of most species of bear in the game, every bear drops an ass 100% of the time, and there are enough bears of each species that is available in finite quantities to meet the ass quota of every sidequest in a single playthrough.
Source: 20 Bear Asses
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