to bear up

Examples

• All

• After losing his job, he had to bear up and keep moving forward.

• The trick is to bear up after the weight of life comes back.

  Fiction book (1993)

• How long can you bear up under this without support or commitment from the other person?

  DoctorRamani

• Well, I think I can bear up under it.

  Play Misty for Me (1971)

• Probably I'll be able to bear up under that blow too.

  42nd Street (1933)

• And your health, how are you bearing up?

  Conclave (2024)

• How are you bearing up?

  The King's Speech (2010)

• And you've got to admire the way they're bearing up under the invasion.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Many are bearing up under the most unendurable stress with courage and just plain grit.

  Blog text (2)

• A relationship that was still new—in this incarnation at least—was suddenly going to have to bear up under a great new weight.

  Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

S

to stand up

vsto bear up

222 3.0

To continue to be correct when people check it

emphasizes positive courage and morale, not only effectiveness

S

to suck it up

vsto bear up

• Informal

81 8.8

Accept a difficult situation and continue without complaining

adds a sense of active courage and positive attitude instead of mere endurance

F

to face up

vsto bear up

• Informal

38 4.1

To accept and deal with a difficult situation directly and bravely

is more about keeping morale and positivity during difficulty

T

to toughen up

vsto bear up

• Informal

17 4.2

To become or to make someone mentally stronger and less hurt by criticism

emphasizes staying positive now, not gradual hardening over time

C

chin up

vsto bear up

• Informal

15 7.1

Stay positive and keep going when things are difficult

urges sustained strength and courage rather than brief comfort

B

to buck up

vsto bear up

• Informal

14 6.3

To become or make someone more cheerful and confident

leans toward steady courage and resilience rather than temporary cheer

K

to keep one's chin up

vsto bear up

• Informal

8 6.5

To stay cheerful and hopeful when things go wrong

is about staying strong and courageous under difficulty

T

to take it on the chin

vsto bear up

• Informal

7 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

focuses more on staying hopeful and emotionally strong

K

to keep someone's pecker up

vsto bear up

• Archaic

9.9

Stay cheerful and hopeful during hard times

focuses more on inner strength and brave endurance

M

to muscle up

vsto bear up

• Informal

8.1

Gather the courage to face a hard task

is about staying positive and courageous throughout hardship

Antonyms

C

to collapse

579 3.9

To fall down suddenly, for example when a person faints or a building breaks

G

to give in

220 3.0

To stop resisting and agree to what others want

How Resilient

to endure

94 3.6

to bear up

5 4.4

to cope

272 2.9

struggle

466 3.2

to break down

111 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology