Does "bear the meaning" sound natural?

[Nessie]

Hi,
Does "bear the meaning" sound natural?

i.e: "cold" also bear the meaning "without emotion; unfriendly"

Many thanks
Nessie.
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[Yankee]

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No, Nessie, that does not sound particularly natural to my ear.
(In addition, to be grammatically correct, you would have to write 'bears'.)
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Amy
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ESL teacher, and native speaker of American English

[Nessie]

Thanks a lot, Amy,
So we never say "bear the meaning"? how about "have the meaning"? And is there any other ways of expressing this idea?

Many thanks
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... something we never have again, I know... I guess I really really know..

Sorry seems to be the hardest word...

[Yankee]

Hi Nessie

You could say 'bears the meaning', but it's not a common usage. You can also say 'has the meaning'. You can also simply say 'means'.

Depending on the broader context, you might say that something 'suggests a meaning' or that something 'has/carries the sense of/that', etc.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, and native speaker of American English