bearing

1. 1.

   (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

   Antonymsnonbearing

   Similarload-bearing

Other forms of bearing

plural

bearings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bearing

What does bearing mean?

bearing means "relevant relation or interconnection". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bearing?

bearing has 2 syllables: bear-ing. The stress falls on "bear". In IPA it is /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/.

What is another word for bearing?

Close synonyms include heading, aim, comportment, presence, mien. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of bearing?

The recorded antonyms are nonbearing.

Is bearing a common word?

bearing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bearing?

5 words rhyme with bearing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.