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misbears

misbears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbear.

Meaning of misbear

Verb

misbear (third-person singular simple present misbears, present participle misbearing, simple past misbore, past participle misborne)

  1. (obsolete) To carry or bear improperly; (reflexive) to carry (oneself) wrongly i.e. misbehave.
    • And if any of their wives misbear them against her husband, he may cast her out of his house and depart from her and take another, but he shall depart with her of his goods.1968, Sir John Mandeville, Michael C. Seymour, Mandeville's Travels

Questions about misbears

What is misbears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misbears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbear.

Words near misbears in the dictionary

  1. misbanded
  2. misbanding
  3. misbands
  4. misbear
  5. misbearing
  6. misbears
  7. misbeat
  8. misbeaten
  9. misbeating
  10. misbeats
  11. misbecame

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