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bearable

American  
[bair-uh-buhl] / ˈbɛər ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being endured or tolerated; endurable.

bearable British  
/ ˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

  1. endurable; tolerable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • bearableness noun
  • bearably adverb

Etymology

Origin of bearable

First recorded in 1540–50; bear 1 + -able

Example Sentences

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You may personally find some of them terrible, but most are bearable and all are virtually inevitable.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

When the weather outside is above zero, it's just about bearable.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The pressures of life, which in that moment felt unbearable, proved bearable.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

A state of affairs like this might have been bearable in England, where people like the Pellinores did sometimes turn up, and even won a sort of tolerance from their fellow men.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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