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How to pronounce “bear”
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Pronunciation guide for bear
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bear with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Composing for Battlestar Galactica
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- Definition summary
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
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How to pronounce bear
Composing for Battlestar Galactica
Now when you think about Bear’s Battlestar Galactica soundtrack it’s really
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bear”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]
- (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. [1744]
- (CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear). [1970s]
- (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970][2]
- (Australia) A koala (bear).
- (engineering) A portable punching machine.
- (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- (colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- [Verb]
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- [Adjective]
- (finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
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