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bear off from

bear off from verb: to stand further off from (a ship).

Verb

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

  1. To stand further off from (a ship)

Antonyms of bear off from

  • To bear in with

Forms of bear off from

third-person singular presentbears off from
present participlebearing off from
pastbore off from
past participleborne off from

Questions about bear off from

What does bear off from mean?
Bear off from means to stand further off from (a ship).
What part of speech is bear off from?
Bear off from is a verb.
What is the past tense of bear off from?
The past tense of bear off from is bore off from.

Words near bear off from in the dictionary

  1. bear leaders
  2. bear market
  3. bear markets
  4. bear meat
  5. bear off
  6. bear off from
  7. bear on
  8. bear oneself
  9. bear otter
  10. bear out
  11. bear paw

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