Emotions & feelings
can't bear something
cannot tolerate something
If you cannot bear something, it is so unpleasant that you cannot tolerate it.
Hear it in real life
Why did you leave the film halfway through?
I couldn't bear the violence.
I can't bear the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't bear with the noise.
Say: I can't bear the noise.
Do not add "with" after "bear" when you mean tolerate.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't bear something; can't bear doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't bear the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't bear something
cannot tolerate something
“I can't bear the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes.”
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