Is it bare it or bear it?

Whether you're talking about someone's “bare hands” or doing the “bare minimum,” the word “bare” always relates to being stripped down. It can be either a verb or an adjective. “Bear” means to carry, produce, or endure.
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Can you bear it or bare it?

Bare and bear sound alike so it's easy to imagine why people confuse the two. Do you have them straight in your mind? Bare is a verb that means to “to uncover.” However, if you keep in mind that the verb bear means “to endure” or “to be patient,” the expression“bear with me” will make sense.
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Is it bear in mind or bare?

The phrase is correctly written “bear in mind,” though many, many people confuse it with “bare in mind.” The reason for the confusion isn't very clear, except perhaps that many of us associate “bear” with the ursine mammal, and can't understand why you would want a “bear” in your mind to represent remembering something ...
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Is it bear this out or bare this out?

Bare means naked, but to bear is to carry something. A bear is also a brown furry animal, but most people keep that one straight. If you can't bear to remember it all, just imagine a lumbering grizzly carrying a heavy load, and you'll bear this knowledge with glee! If a bear bares his teeth, though, run!
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Is it bare the pain or bear the pain?

Bear the pain means “endure the pain.” Ask for an aspirin if you can't bear the pain. To bear fruit means “to have positive results.” Studying really bears fruit on exam day.
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What does I can bare it mean?

To bare means to uncover or expose (think to bare all). Most of the time, you won't be telling anyone to bare with you (unless, of course, you want them to remove their clothes with you), or saying that you can't bare it (can't expose what?). To bear means to support or carry or endure (physically and figuratively).
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How do you bear pain?

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  2. Breathe right to ease pain. ...
  3. Read books and leaflets on pain. ...
  4. Counselling can help with pain. ...
  5. Distract yourself. ...
  6. Share your story about pain. ...
  7. The sleep cure for pain. ...
  8. Take a course.
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Can't bear it meaning?

Bear, bore, borne. Bear means to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expression can't bear.
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Is it too much to bear or bare?

Too much to bear means something one cannot endure because it is excessive. Too much to bare is a common mistake based on the homophones bare and bear.
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How do you use a bear out?

to show that someone is right or that something is true The other witnesses will bear me out. The other witnesses will bear out what I say.
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Can you bare this in mind?

Is it bear in mind or is it bare in mind? The correct expression is “to bear (something) in mind”. It simply means that you need to keep something in mind (= remember it).
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Is it bare your soul or bear your soul?

Is it bare your soul or bear your soul? The correct expression is bare your soul. Bear your soul is incorrect. There are many fixed expressions that use either bare or bear, so it's easy to make a mistake.
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Can not bear it?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English can't bear somethingspoken a) to be so upset about something that you feel unable to accept it or let it happen SYN can't stand Please don't leave me. I couldn't bear it.
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Is it bare bad news or bear bad news?

Summary. "Bare" means empty or exposed (e.g., without clothes). For everything else, use "bear."
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Is it bear or bare a resemblance?

Definition of bear a resemblance

: to look a lot like someone else She bore a resemblance to her aunt.
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Is it rude to say bare with me?

Saying 'bear with me' is an appropriate request from someone whose time you might be taking up, thus it is polite to say. Never use bare with me as it is not only wrong, but also inappropriate.
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What does bear the loss mean?

to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.
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Is it bear minimum or bare minimum?

: as low as possible We need to keep expenses to a (bare) minimum.
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Why do we say bear with me?

The idiom takes its root from asking someone to carry the burden of being patient until they reach their destination. These days, in colloquial speech, you might hear someone say “bear with me” as they finish telling a story or stand in line looking for their debit card.
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Is it bare the cost or bear the cost?

All you need to start is a bare £500. Here are some tips for identifying which word to use: if you need an adjective, always use bare. if you want a verb which has anything to do with carrying, supporting, or enduring: use bear.
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How do you spell bare in mind?

Is it bare in mind or bear in mind? If you answered, BEAR in mind, you are correct. The phrase gives the figurative idea of literally having something on your mind, like carrying or supporting it. It is, therefore, using the figurative verb tense.
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What does bare in slang mean?

It means "a lot of", as in "there's bare people here", and is the classic concealing reversal of the accepted meaning that you also find in wicked, bad and cool. Victorian criminals did essentially the same with back slang, reversing words so that boy became yob and so on.
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How do you accept pain?

Tips for letting go
  1. Create a positive mantra to counter the painful thoughts. ...
  2. Create physical distance. ...
  3. Do your own work. ...
  4. Practice mindfulness. ...
  5. Be gentle with yourself. ...
  6. Allow the negative emotions to flow. ...
  7. Accept that the other person may not apologize. ...
  8. Engage in self-care.
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How do you numb emotional pain?

Perhaps you could turn to alcohol to numb the pain.
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Nine Ways to Cope with Emotional Pain
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  2. Move Your Body. ...
  3. Don't Ruminate. ...
  4. Stop Telling the Story. ...
  5. Start Keeping a Journal. ...
  6. Cry. ...
  7. Open Yourself to Others, Let Them In. ...
  8. Make a List of What You're Thankful For.
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Do tattoos hurt?

Tattooing involves repeatedly piercing your skin's top layer with a sharp needle covered with pigment. So getting a tattoo is generally always painful, though people may experience different levels of pain.
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