bearable

UK /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/ US /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

Able to be borne or carried; portable.

A joint cause is neither necessary nor sufficient for an effect—for example, any one of six pallbearers is a joint cause of carrying a coffin bearable by four.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

become

make sth

A good coffee in the morning makes the long commute bearable.

find sth

She finds the noise from the construction next door almost bearable during the day.

ADV

almost

hardly, scarcely

just

PREP

for

The new job made the long commute more bearable for everyone on the team.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — capable of being borne though unpleasant

endurable
sufferable
supportable

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A joint cause is neither necessary nor sufficient for an effect—for example, any one of six pallbearers is a joint cause of carrying a coffin bearable by four.

Wiktionary

They knew that doing their work cheerfully is the only way to make routine work bearable.

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Sisters and chocolate make life bearable.

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Chocolate makes Monday a little bit bearable.

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You have to get used to two things to make life bearable: bad weather and the injustice of people.

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Yanni's sadness became more bearable.

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