bear with

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Verb === bear with (third-person singular simple present bears with, present participle bearing with, simple past bore with, past participle borne with) (idiomatic) To be patient with. ==== Usage notes ==== This phrase is typically followed by me. In British colloquial usage the word me may be implied: Just bear with a second. Against the usual rules of English phrasal stress, the stressed word is with rather than bear. ==== Translations ==== === See also === bear in with === Anagrams === withbear