bear with sb/sth phrasal

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 unpleasant: I tried to bear with her tempers.
2 noun (C)
1 a large strong animal with thick fur that eats flesh, fruit, and insects
-see also: teddy bear, polar bear
2 technical someone who sells shares share 2 (6) or goods when they expect the price to fall: a bear market (=when the value of business shares is falling)
3 informal a big man who is rough or bad-tempered
4 be like a bear with a sore head informal to be rude to people because you are feeling bad-tempered

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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