different between abear vs arear

English

Etymology

From Middle English aberen, from Old English ?beran (“to bear, carry, carry away”), from ?- (“away, out”), ar- + beran (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *uzberan? (“to bear off, bring forth, produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?er- (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to a- +? bear. Cognate with Old High German irberan, Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (usbairan).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??b??/, [??b??]
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b??/, [??b??]
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Verb

abear (third-person singular simple present abears, present participle abearing, simple past abore, past participle aborn or aborne)

1. (transitive, now rare, dialectal) To put up with; to endure; to bear. [from 9th c.]
2. (transitive, obsolete) To bear; to carry. [10th-15th c.]
3. (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself. [16th-17th c.]

Usage notes

• (endure): Used in the negative nowadays.

Derived terms

• abearance
• abearing

Noun

abear (plural abears)

1. (obsolete) Bearing, behavior. [14th-17th c.]

Anagrams

• Abaré, Areba, Raabe, abare

English

Etymology

See arrear (adverb).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Adverb

arear (comparative more arear, superlative most arear)

1. backward; in or to the rear; behindhand

Verb

arear (third-person singular simple present arears, present participle arearing, simple past and past participle areared)

1. To raise; to set up; to stir up.

Portuguese

Verb

arear (first-person singular present indicative areio, past participle areado)

1. (transitive) to sand (to abrade with sand or sandpaper)
2. (transitive) to sand (to cover with sand)

Conjugation