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ˌbear sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to show that someone is telling the truth or that something is true Scientific evidence bears out the claim that stress and disease are linked.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bear with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc: Bear with me a minute, and I ll check if Mr Garrard s in. 2 to be patient or continue to do something difficult or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grow out of sth — UK US grow out of sth Phrasal Verb with grow({{}}/grəʊ/ verb (grew, grown) ► to happen as a result of or as a natural development from something: »The equity boom of the 1980s and 1990s grew out of the crushing bear market and stagflation of the… … Financial and business terms
see — 1 /si:/ verb past tense saw past participle seen /si:n/ UNDERSTAND/REALIZE 1 (I, T) to understand or realize something: I can see that you re not very happy with the situation. | Seeing his distress, Louise put her arm around him. (+ why/what/who … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cross — 1 verb 1 GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER (I, T) to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the other: It took them four weeks to cross the desert. | Look both ways before you cross the road. | The railway line from … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stamp — 1 noun (C) 1 MAIL also postage stamp formal a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it: a 29 cent stamp | a sheet/book of stamps (=set of stamps that you buy) 2 TOOL a tool for pressing or printing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
portion — 1 noun (C) 1 a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts (+ of): The front portion of the rocket breaks off. | The factory represents only a small portion of the company s interests. 2 an amount of food… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flesh — 1 noun (U) 1 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones : flesh wound (=a slight injury from a knife or bullet) 2 the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten: Cut the melon in half and scoop … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
