Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/
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ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ
Adjective
Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.
Usage- not-comparable
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Able to be borne or carried; portable.
Usage- not-comparable
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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.
Adjective
capable of being borne though unpleasant
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sufferable punishment