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bear away

bear away verb: to steer away from the wind.

Verb

bear away (third-person singular simple present bears away, present participle bearing away, simple past bore away, past participle borne away)

  1. To steer away from the wind

Forms of bear away

third-person singular presentbears away
present participlebearing away
pastbore away
past participleborne away

Questions about bear away

What does bear away mean?
Bear away means to steer away from the wind.
What part of speech is bear away?
Bear away is a verb.
What is the past tense of bear away?
The past tense of bear away is bore away.

Words near bear away in the dictionary

  1. bear
  2. bear a grudge
  3. bear a hand
  4. bear against
  5. bear animalcule
  6. bear away
  7. bear away the bell
  8. bear bag
  9. bear bait
  10. bear baiting
  11. bear baitings

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