How to pronounce bear and use it in English

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The pronunciation of bear is widely considered to be difficult. We are building a video-based pronunciation dictionary and usage API to help you learn how to pronounce and use bear, along with tens of thousands of other English words and phrases.

Typical dictionaries provide you with audio snippets and usage examples like below:

She agreed to bear the responsibility
I cannot bear his constant criticism
bear a resemblance

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bear is a homophone

It joins bare. Being homophones, they are pronounced alike but vary in meaning and possibly spelling. Watching videos for these words will allow you to see how their sound, when pronounced, could be interpreted differently given the context.

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Thoughts* on how to pronounce bear

Bear is pronounced just like bare, its homonym match. This is not to be confused with beer, which is sometimes used when mispronouncing the word.

*These are free thoughts on the pronunciation of bear, and they will likely evolve overtime. They are typically informal and may use different a phonetic pronunciation alphabet from time to time.

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