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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• bear (v.).
    1. I. To support, sustain, carry: fĕro, tŭli, lātum, ferre, 3 (irr.): they were able to b. arms, arma ferre poterant, Caes.: to b. a corpse upon one's shoulders, cadaver humeris f., Hor.: whither the wind bore them, quo ventus ferebat, Caes. Fig.: to b. the burthen of old age, onus senectutis f., Cic.: to b. an attack, impetum f., Caes. Fig.: to b. the bell (lit. palm), palmam f., Hor.: Cic.: v. to carry, sustain.
    2. II. To undergo, submit to:
      1. 1. fĕro, 3: to b. a loss with resignation, detrimentum aequo animo f., Caes.: the youth has b. and done many things (to obtain the prize), multa tulit fecitque puer, Hor.: should I, who have never borne the insolence of the most powerful men, b. that of this menial? qui potentissimorum hominum contumaciam nunquam tulerim, ferrem hujus asseclae? Cic.
      2. 2. perfĕro, 3 (to b. through; or patiently): to b. cold, hunger, thirst, frigus, famem, sitim, p., Cic.: often along with patior: as, to endure, to b., not to succumb, pati, p., non succumbere, Cic.
      3. 3. pătior, passus, 3: v. to suffer, endure.
      4. 4. suffĕro (rare): to b. the punishment of a crime, poenam sceleris s., Cic.: I will b. toil, heat, thirst, laborem sufferam, solem, sitim, Pl.: vines b. winds and rains without injury, vites valenter s. ventos et imbres, Col.
      5. 5. accĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3 (only in certain phr.): to b. the rein, frenum a., Virg.: to b. an insult, contumeliam in se a., Ter.: v. infr. (VI.).
    3. III. To wear, have, be distinguished by, etc.:
      1. 1. fĕro, 3: to b. a name, nomen f., Cic.: Hor.: this was the end of Appius' b.ing an assumed character, ille finis Appio alienae personae ferendae fuit, Liv.
      2. 2. gĕro, gessi, gestum, 3: to b. a character, i. e. to play a part, personam g., Cic.
    4. IV. To be liable to pay:
      1. 1. suffĕro, 3: to b. expenses, sumptus s., Ter.
      2. 2. praesto, stĭti, stitum, 1: to b. a loss, damnum p., Cic.: v. responsible, to be.
    5. V. To entertain, cherish; q. v.: gĕro, 3: they bore especial hatred to the Romans, praecipuum in Romanos gerebant odium, Liv.
    6. VI. To admit, be susceptible of: rĕcĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3: the affair will not b. further delay, res non ultra r. cunctationem, Liv.
    7. VII. To bring forth, produce; q. v.:
      1. 1. părĭo, pĕpĕri, partum, 3: she who bore you was like you, quae te peperit talis qualis es ipse, fuit, Ov. Cic.
      2. 2. fĕro, 3: the earth b.s crops, terra fruges f., Cic.: a fierce lioness bore thee, te saeva leaena tulit, Tib.
      3. 3. gĕro, 3: the earth b.s the violet, violam terra g., Ov.: barren planes have borne apples, steriles platani malos gessere, Virg.: v. to yield. Miscell. Phr.: we were able to bear all our allies harmless, omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus, Cic.: bear a hand, companions, adeste, comites; or opem ferte, comites (v. to aid): to b. witness; testor: v. witness: to b. company; cŏmĭtor: v. company: to b. a price; v. price: to b. date; v. date.