bear vs fruit

bear and fruit both are nouns.

bear and fruit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear	Yes	No	Yes	No
fruit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fruit is a hyponym of bear; that is, fruit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear:

bear: bring forth
fruit: bear fruit

Other hyponyms of bear include spin off, seed, crop, overbear.

bear (noun)	fruit (noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws	an amount of a product
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price	the consequence of some effort or action
	the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

bear (verb)	fruit (verb)
be pregnant with	bear fruit
cause to be born	cause to bear fruit
have on one's person
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
move while holding up or supporting
support or hold in a certain manner
bring forth
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
bring in
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
have
contain or hold; have within

Difference between bear and fruit

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