Answer: "bear" vs. "bare"

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Anonymous asks, When is it appropriate to use "bear" vs. "bare," esp. "I can't bear it"?

Like many words in the English language, bear and bare have multiple meanings and can function as more than one part of speech. For the sake of brevity, we’ll only be covering the most commonly used and confused meanings of the verb forms.

( With examples from Harry Potter and Fullmetal Alchemist. )