Which one do i use? bares the headline or bears the headline?

Question

I want to write something like an article from the times dated jan 2005 bears/bares the headline... but i'm not sure which word spelling i'm supposed to use bears or bares! Please help and explain why if possible!!

Answer 1

I am a bit of a grammar n**i--it is 'bears'.  See below for clarification:

bare vs. bear -   These are both words that can serve as more than one part of speech.  When used as a verb, to "bare" something is to expose it; to make it naked:  "Jennie wanted to bare her soul to Rosalind."  "Isabel was about to bare her b*****s in public."  As an adjective, it is used in the same sense:  "The news story laid their plans bare."  "In winter, that tree's branches are bare."

   The verb version of "bear," however, means to carry or bring forth, and is often used in reference to carrying a heavy burden:  "It was difficult to watch Jesus bear the cross."  "Bear in mind that you must be there on time."  "Is that tree ever going to bear fruit?"  The past tense of this verb is "bore":  "He bore that heavy burden all alone."

Answer 2

Hi -

It's "bears" - which means supports.  Think of unbearable.

Bare is naked.

Goo luck!

Answer 3

Bares cause the Bears is just an animal.

Answer 4

I beg to differ with Twilight Lover. You should use "bear". To bear can mean to carry. It can also mean to stand something like when you say "I couldn't bear the sight of him". And of course, it also means the big furry animal.

"Bare" means naked, or uncovered. "The trees are bare in autumn"...

That's where "barely" comes from, which means "hardly" or "only just"...