Beared vs Eared - What's the difference?
beared | eared |
(bear)
* 1996 , Jules Tygiel, The Great Los Angeles Swindle , page 124:
* Jack London, Hearts of Three
(mostly, in combination) Having ears (of a specific type).
(ear)
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)- The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared " or "shorted" the stock.
- 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
(-)- He was a large-eared man.