bear with

Stay patient through

Bear with means to be patient with someone or something, to tolerate a delay or difficulty: Bear with me while I find the file.

The phrase asks for patience during a temporary inconvenience.

It's often confused with "bare with," but the correct form uses bear in its sense of enduring or carrying a burden.

patience

wait

Delay until later

endure · hang on · hold on · indulge · understanding · tolerance · accommodate · allow · persevere · keep calm

reassurance

trust

Confidence in another

empathy · kindness · gentleness · warmth · concern · encouragement · reassure · confidence · solidarity · compassion

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patience and tolerance

bear withsnap at

Respond with sudden hostility

give up on · lash out at · lose one's temper · explode · fly off the handle

continued engagement

bear withabandon

Leave behind permanently

give up on · dismiss · walk away from · desert · forsake

Family

bear, with, withdraw, bearing, withstand, bearable, unbearable, bearer, forbearance

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G