There is considerable confusion between the verbs bear and bare. It may help to remember that the verb bare has only one meaning: "to uncover," as in " bare your shoulders" and "a dog baring its teeth."

Bear and bare are homophones, which means they sound alike. However, the meanings are quite different. Which one is right: “bear with me” or “bare with me”?

BARE definition: without covering or clothing; naked; nude. See examples of bare used in a sentence.

Idiom bare naked (Definition of bare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty. His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes.

1. To make bare; uncover or reveal: bared their heads; baring secrets. 2. To expose: The dog bared its teeth.

Bare, stark, barren share the sense of lack or absence of something that might be expected.

Definition of bare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

'Bare' can be used literally to describe something stripped of coverings, like a bare wall without decorations. Figuratively, it may refer to revealing deeper truths or emotions, such as exposing one's …

bare, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary