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Beared vs Eared - What's the difference?

beared | eared |

As verbs the difference between beared and eared

is that beared is (bear) while eared is (ear).

As an adjective eared is

(mostly|in combination) having ears (of a specific type).

beared

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bear)
  • * 1996 , Jules Tygiel, The Great Los Angeles Swindle , page 124:
  • The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared " or "shorted" the stock.
  • * Jack London, Hearts of Three
  • For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way.

    Usage notes

    * This form is found especially in the finance sense. In most other senses, the past tense bore and past participle borne are generally preferred.

    eared

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mostly, in combination) Having ears (of a specific type).
  • He was a large-eared man.

    Derived terms

    * eared owl * eared seal

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ear)
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