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Definition of
bearable adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bearable
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbɛrəbl
/
/
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a person or thing that is
bearable
can be accepted or dealt with
She was the only thing that made life bearable.
opposite
unbearable
See
bearable
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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bear down on
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