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Definition of bearable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bearable

adjective
 
/ˈbeərəbl/
 
/ˈberəbl/
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  1. a person or thing that is bearable can be accepted or dealt with
    • She was the only thing that made life bearable.
    opposite unbearable
    Extra Examples
    • He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.
    • The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.
    • The money made life more bearable for her.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • make something
    adverb
    • almost
    • quite
    • somewhat
    preposition
    • for
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