Bearing versus Baring
Too often we encountered such words that are merely look alike to each other and have nearly same sound. This lends to confusion that whether these two terms are different or they have same meaning. Even if one is aware of that the terms are indeed indifferent then a new confusion is which term means which meaning. In this article we are going to deal with such two terms only namely bearing and baring.
In this article we are going to see meanings of the term described above and also we are going to use them in sentence making for better understanding.
Use of the term bearing and baring in sentence making
Bearing |
Baring |
Bearing as a verb |
Baring as a verb |
Term refers to process of endure or carry a burden or in the context of giving birth to tolerate or accept something or to refer to the direction or position of one point in relation to another.
Use in sentences The ship’s captain Sam’s calculated the bearing and distance to the destination port.
The professor’s lecture had a strong bearing on the Sam and other students’ understanding of the complex theory.
As per Sam in many cultures, women are seen as having a central role in bearing and nurturing children.
Sam load-bearing capacity of the bridge was carefully calculated to ensure its safety. |
Term generally refer to process of uncovering or exposing or any overlay.
Use in sentences Sam’s artistic paintings were a way of baring his unique perspective on life.
Sam and other politician had to bear the consequences of baring his controversial opinions on social media.
The magician thrilled Sam and other audience by baring a spectacular illusion in the final act.
Sam’s and other Investigative journalists are dedicated to baring the truth, even when it’s difficult to confront. |
Important note
As in the above segment of the article we have seen the meaning of both the words and created sentences using both the terms. We can say that indeed is there is a difference between both the terms and hence they cannot be used interchangeably. To remember the difference we can use a simple trick that is
Term bear is to show carry something and term bare is used to denote exposure. Both term bare and exposure ends with an “e”.
After knowing the meaning, framed the sentences and acknowledging difference between both the terms let’s now proceed to correct pronunciation of both the terms.
Bearing pronounced as BAIR-ing
Baring is pronounced as BEAR-ing
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Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term, bearing means the process of carrying a load of something and term baring means to expose or uncovered something. We also framed sentences using both the terms, learnt a simple trick to remember the difference between both the terms and at last we learned about correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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