Grammar fix
bear with
be patient with
to stay patient and not get annoyed while someone is doing something slowly or making mistakes.
phrasal verbB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Could you please bear with me while I find your file?
In my last job, I often had to ask customers to bear with me when our system was down.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Please bear with my late reply.
Say: Please bear with me — sorry for the late reply.
'Bear with' takes a person ('bear with me'), not a thing.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Exercise patience while I retrieve' is over-formal; 'bear with me' is the natural request.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
bear with + person
- me
- us
- me a moment
- thanks for