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minus
Preposition
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You use mathx/math minus mathy/math to show that mathy/math is taken away from mathx/math.
Five minus three is two. math(5 - 3 = 2)/math
The TV is $299 minus a 10% discount.
The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.
minus
Noun
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A minus sign, negative sign, or minus is the symbol "-". It is used in more than one situation:
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before a number, to indicate that it is a negative number.
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in a math problem 3 - 1 = 2 to indicate subtraction.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
bear
Noun
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A bear is a big animal with a short tail. They either eat only meat or meat and plants. There are many different types of bears, for example brown bears and polar bears.
Polar bears are white.
Grizzly bears live in North America.
bear
Verb
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If mathx/math bears mathy/math, mathx/math holds mathy/math up.
This wall bears half the weight of the roof.
The chieftain bears a spear.
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If someone bears something bad, they accept it or deal with it.
He has to bear insults because of his appearance.
I cannot bear looking at the news.
The pain is so bad, I can hardly bear it.
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If a baby is born, it comes out of its mother.
The woman bore a little boy.
He was born on October 22, 1983.
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If something is born, it is newly created.
This idea was born out of boredom.
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If something bears fruit, flowers, etc., it grows them.
This apple tree is 100 years old, it does not bear apples anymore.
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If mathx/math bears mathy/math, mathx/math holds mathy/math on the surface.
Peter bears a small scar on his forehead.
The flag bore a white lion.
The sign bears the words "Hey there!".