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What does this idiom mean: "bear with me"?



 
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What does this idiom mean: "bear with me"? Mon Jan 24, 2005 23:44 pm  What does this idiom mean: "bear with me"?
 

Test No. incompl/advan-16 "At the Shops", question 2

If you ......... with me, I'll go and see whether we have that in your size.

(a) hold
(b) stay
(c) bear
(d) wait

Test No. incompl/advan-16 "At the Shops", answer 2

If you bear with me, I'll go and see whether we have that in your size.

Correct answer: (c) bear

Your answer was: incorrect
If you stay with me, I'll go and see whether we have that in your size.
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what does "bear with me" mean?
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Meaning of bear with me Mon Jan 24, 2005 23:57 pm  Meaning of bear with me
 

To bear with somebody is a phrasal verb. If you bear with somebody you to are patient and wait while that person is doing something.
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