underbear
/ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈbɛə(ɹ)/
underbear verb: to support, endure.
Verb
underbear (third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbore or (obsolete) underbare, past participle underborne)
- To support, endure.
- To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.
- cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Forms of underbear
| third-person singular present | underbears |
|---|---|
| present participle | underbearing |
| past | underbore |
| past participle | underborne |
| past (obsolete) | underbare |
Origin of underbear
From Middle English underberen (“to support”), from Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + bear.
Words formed from underbear
Words that rhyme with underbear
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about underbear
- What does underbear mean?
- Underbear means to support, endure.
- What part of speech is underbear?
- Underbear is a verb.
- How do you pronounce underbear?
- Underbear is pronounced /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈbɛə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of underbear?
- The past tense of underbear is underbore.
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