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Synonyms for bear with

Most common

tolerate endure brook abide

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Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be patient with.

    Please bear with me a moment while I connect you to his office.

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Bear With, Endure or Bear?

To endure is to bear with strain and resistance, but with conscious power; endure conveys a fuller suggestion of contest and conquest than bear.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • tolerate I would say that I tolerate cold better than heat.
  • endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
  • brook A little brook trickles at the end of the garden.
  • abide We all must abide by laws to live in any society.

By length

4 letters
bear1
5 letters
brook1, abide2
6 letters
endure2
8 letters
tolerate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abide2 = 2 syllables).