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== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: bâr (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɛə/, /bɛː/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɛɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /beː/, [beː~bɛː] (India) IPA(key): /ˈbiːə(r)/, /bɛː(r)/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /beə/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /biə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /beɹ/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Homophones: bear; beer (cheer–chair merger); burr (fair–fur merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch bar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”). ==== Adjective ==== bare (comparative barer, superlative barest) Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. Synonyms: mere, minimal Antonyms: ample, plentiful, sufficient a bare majority Naked, uncovered. Synonyms: exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed Antonyms: covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed Having no supplies. Synonyms: empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied Antonyms: full, furnished, stocked, supply, supplied, well-stocked Having no decoration. Synonyms: empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated; see also Thesaurus:unadorned Antonyms: adorned, decorated, ornate; see also Thesaurus:gaudy Having had what usually covers (something) removed. Synonyms: despoiled, stripped, uncovered Antonym: covered (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of. With head uncovered; bareheaded. Synonym: uncovered Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. Synonyms: apparent, displayed; see also Thesaurus:apparent Antonyms: concealed, obscured; see also Thesaurus:hidden (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment. Synonyms: alone, simple, only, very Threadbare, very worn. Synonyms: shabby, worn-out Not insured. Synonyms: noninsured, uninsured ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== bare (dialect) Barely. (MLE, slang) Very; significantly. (slang) Without a condom. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== bare (plural bares) (‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin. Surface; body; substance. (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English baren, from Old English barian, from Proto-Germanic *bazōną (“to bare, make bare”). ==== Verb ==== bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared) (transitive, sometimes figurative) To uncover; to reveal. ===== Usage notes ===== The verb should not be confused with the verb bear. ===== Synonyms ===== (uncover): expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover; see also Thesaurus:reveal ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “uncover”): cover, cover up, hide ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Inflected forms. ==== Verb ==== bare (obsolete) simple past of bear === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “bare”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “bare”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “bare adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === Aber, Bear, Brea, Reba, bear, brae, rabe == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɾe/ [ba.ɾe] Rhymes: -aɾe, -e Hyphenation: ba‧re === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== bare (comparative bareago, superlative bareen, excessive bareegi) calm ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bare anim slug ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== bare inan spleen ===== Declension ===== === References === “bare”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 “bare”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] R. L. Trask (2008), “bare”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 126 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbarɛ] === Noun === bare vocative singular of bar == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːrə/, [ˈb̥ɑːɑ] === Etymology 1 === From the adjective bar (“naked”). ==== Adverb ==== bare just simply only, merely ==== Conjunction ==== bare I wish, I hope, if only (introduces a wish) if only (introduces a conditional subclause) ===== Synonyms ===== gid, om, hvis bare, kun === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== bare inflection of bar: definite singular plural == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bare (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of baren == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bare inflection of bar: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: bà‧re === Noun === bare f plural of bara === Anagrams === Arbe, Erba, ebra, erba, reba == Lithuanian == === Noun === bare m locative/vocative singular of baras == Manx == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === bare best == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *bāra, from Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō. === Noun === bâre f bier, stretcher ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: baar Afrikaans: baar === Further reading === “bare (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bare (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== bar, baar, bayre, bere, beare ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baːr/ ==== Adjective ==== bare unclothed; naked, nude ===== Descendants ===== English: bare Scots: bare, bair Yola: baar, baare ===== References ===== “bār, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bare (Northern) alternative form of bor === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== bare (rare) alternative form of bere (“barley”) == Miriwung == === Verb === bare to stand == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === Compare Persian باره (bâre, “subject, issue”). === Noun === bare m topic hashtag ==== Derived terms ==== di bareya ... de == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === bare definite singular of bar plural of bar === Adverb === bare only, merely, just but === Conjunction === bare if; as long as === See also === berre (Nynorsk) === References === “bare” in The Bokmål Dictionary. === Anagrams === aber == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adverb === bare (pre-2012) alternative form of berre == Old English == === Adjective === bare inflection of bær: strong feminine accusative singular strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural weak feminine/neuter nominative singular weak neuter accusative singular == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === bare (Cyrillic spelling баре) vocative singular of bȃr === Noun === bare (Cyrillic spelling баре) inflection of bȁra: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Swedish == === Adjective === bare definite natural masculine singular of bar === Anagrams === aber