Bear and Require

Bear

Bear verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict

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

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

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

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Bear and require are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Require".

power	bear power	require power
kind	bear kind	require kind
number	bear number	require number
deal	bear deal	require deal
Other words: time, items, weapons.

It can't be used against non-plagas enemies or objects like trucks, crows, locks or bear traps that require a projectile solution.

Source: Difficult but Awesome
It even works on skills that require specific books for (like the higher ranks of cooking which are a bear due to the Cooking Dungeon being horrible).

Source: Video Game / Mabinogi
Things like crafted armor and the largest backpack require the equivalent of 20 Bear Asses to make them.

Source: Video Game / Radiation Island

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