Base verb
Phrasal verbs with bear
The verb bear combines with 3 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
3 phrasal verbs · 3 meanings
bear down
1 sense- Move quickly and threateningly toward someone
bear on
1 sense- Be relevant or related to something
bear out
1 sense- Provide evidence that confirms what someone has said
Practice the bear family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of bear with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.