fruit vs bear

fruit and bear both are nouns.

fruit and bear both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bear is a hypernym of fruit; that is, bear is a word with a broader meaning than fruit:

fruit: bear fruit
bear: bring forth

Other hypernyms of fruit include turn out.

fruit (noun)	bear (noun)
an amount of a product	massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
the consequence of some effort or action	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 ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

fruit (verb)	bear (verb)
bear fruit	be pregnant with
cause to bear fruit	cause to be born
	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 fruit and bear

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