Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
3. to be fit for; to be equal to
Kanji used
withstand
Pitch accent
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Examples (29 in total)
Mayuko can't bear living alone.
I couldn't bear to look at her.
You must endure the pain.
She endured to the bitter end.
I cannot bear the pain any more.
I can't stand that noise.
I can no longer stand the cold.
I can't stand this hot summer.
It's unbearably hot today.
Does this house withstand earthquakes?
I cannot bear such an insult.
They had to endure a hard life.
I can't bear living alone.
I wouldn't be able to live without music.
The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.
He had to undergo many trials.
I can not bear living in this apartment any longer.
He can't endure my selfishness any more.
I can't stand this hot weather.
Unable to bear her miseries, she ran away from her husband.
He could not stand being kept waiting so long.
He has endured physical and mental pain.
The trainee could hardly bear the burden of the task.
The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
They had to endure great hardship during the war.
We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
I don't think that I could stand being in the same room with Tom all afternoon.
Some children resort to suicide in order to escape from unbearable pressure.
He could not bear to think of his dog being sold to that cruel man.