bearing

CEFRB2

/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    contain or hold; have within.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

Examples

  • All over the world there are red and white paper cups bearing the company logo.

  • Your conduct is beyond bearing.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. That bears (some specified thing).

  2. present participle and gerund of bear

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

More examples

In context

  • Do we go left here or straight on? Hold on, let me just get my bearings.

  • Bearing can be unbearable.

  • That's a bearing wall.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The compass blank pointed exactly north, guiding the hikers through the forest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.