Homophones are a group of words, which have similar pronunciation and spelt differently and also have different meanings. In the English language, there many such words exist E.g. ‘except & accept’, ‘peace & piece’, ‘stair & stare’, ‘here & hear’ so on.
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- The doctor asked to show barefoot to check on allergies
- Don’t bare to show to teeth after a food, its dirty.
Main Differences Between Bear and Bare
- The main difference between bear and bare is bear is to tolerating factor of carrying something while bare is the literal openness of physical or emotional factors.
- In the parts of speech in English Grammar, the word bear is the verb and bare is an adjective.
- The past tense of the bear is ‘bore’. Whereas for bare it is ‘bared’.
- The word bear cannot be used as an adjective while the word bare cannot be used as the noun.
- The usage of the word bear is varied while bare can have only one way of using that describes emptiness in all forms.
Conclusion
The homophones are tricky, as they have two extreme meanings. In the case of ‘bear’ and ‘bare’, they have different meanings. Moreover, both are used in different contexts. First up, a bear is an animal and ‘bare’ does not go any close to an animal unless you don’t have bare minimum weapons to confront one.
The misuse of these words can indicate a different meaning it changes the context. Say for example, ‘ I saw a bare’ – Now, Bare what? Or ‘I have bare minimum funds with me’ – it is meaningless. This can be understood only when you get to know the context and meaning. While speaking, it does make more sense as the pronunciation does not differ. That’s the funny part of English.
References
- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bear
- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bare