bear up

/bɛər əp/
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Other forms: borne up; bearing up; bears up

Definitions of bear up
  1. verb
    endure cheerfully
    “She bore up under the enormous strain”
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    type of:
    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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