The meaning of "bear" that the author conveys in the passage is “produce food.” This is indicated by the context in which the farm is said to have started to "bear fruit," referring to the act of producing fruits.
"Food's Future: World's Largest Urban Farm"
by Jon Henley
On top of a striking new exhibition hall in the southern 15th arrondissement of Paris, the world’s largest urban rooftop farm has started to bear fruit. Strawberries, to be precise: small, intensely flavoured and resplendently red.
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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Review the boldfaced word in the passage. Bear is a multiple-meaning word. Which meaning does the author convey in the passage?
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Responses
“carry the weight of”
“carry the weight of”
“endure an ordeal”
“endure an ordeal”
“produce food”
“produce food”
“turn and proceed in a specified direction”
“turn and proceed in a specified direction”
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