Kilo Lingo

bear

/beə/

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Translation

A large strong wild animal with thick fur that lives in forests.

Word origin

From Old English bera, the old Germanic word for a bear.

Origin
Old English
Root
bera

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbears

Examples

through .

"Bear" is one large wild animal.

.

"Bears" is the plural, meaning more than one bear.

thick brown fur.

Here "bear" is the animal we are describing.

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This word is part of lesson 12.