Bear and Remain

Bear

Bear verb - To occupy a place or location.
Usage example: a hot, humid air mass is now bearing just south of the Gulf Coast

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

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

Remain

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Bear and remain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Remain".

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

Common collocations

name bear name remain name
time bear time remain time
title bear title remain title
sword bear sword remain sword
Other words: lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Blood Sport Many types of artificially instigated fights between animals, such as cockfighting and bear baiting, have been and remain popular throughout human history.
    Source: Blood Sport
  • Film / The Troll Hunter Finn complains that the bear planted by the Polish contractors after the first encounter is Croatian, a fact to which they remain hilariously nonchalant.
  • Incompatible Orientation Marten's parents still care deeply for each other but just couldn't bear to remain married after Marten's dad came out of the closet.
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