Bear and Relate

Bear

Bear verb - To have a relation or connection.

Usage example: I just found another fact that bears on this issue

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Relate and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relate" instead a verb "Bear".

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

Relate verb - To have a relation or connection.

Usage example: how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?

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Bear and relate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Relate".

Enid thinks only stupid people have relationships and Seymour says he can't relate to most of humanity (and his actions bear him out).

Source: Comic Book / Ghost World
Living Shadow: One of Bear's friends is named Shadow, she appears in most episodes to relate a story told as a shadow play, though the stories are often bizarre in nature.

Source: Series / Bear in the Big Blue House
Even before starting to open up, Asuka felt that Shinji was the only person in the world could relate to her and vice versa-, and they could not bear the thought of being apart again.

Source: Fanfic / A Crown of Stars

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