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Meanings of bearable in English

Capable of being borne though unpleasant.

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Usage of bearable in English
1
The certainty would have been bearable; I had courage to face ruin.
The Helmet of Navarre
2
Woodward dared to take another drink; the pain was severe, but bearable.
Speaks the Nightbird
3
They don't seem so dreadful then; they seem more bearable and ordinary.
Five on a treasure island
4
But we gained a gravelly tone that made friends' poetry recitations bearable.
The Guardian
5
This means settling upon a narrative that makes what has happened bearable.
The Guardian
6
A day-night Test makes that time difference a little bit more bearable.
The South African
7
They talked briefly in the car while the pain was momentarily bearable.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
8
The weather was pretty calm, and the cold without breeze was bearable.
The English at the North Pole / Part I of the Adventures of Capt...
9
He felt a deep conflict in his loyalties, but it was bearable.
O+F
10
At night, the only bearable place is in bed with many blankets.
The new yorker
11
The cold, as we waited for the next train, seemed quite bearable.
The forgotten soldier
12
The twinges of the gout had not wholly disappeared, but remained bearable.
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 07
13
Stop wanting the pain to ease, just enough to make it bearable.
Deadly promises
14
Quite a bearable band there: it does not play any patriotic airs.
The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta
15
The weight of it was even and bearable-welcomed by us both.
High on arrival
16
There was little or no humidity, and the heat was quite bearable.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common