12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. "The credit of bearing a part in the conversation." Locke.
13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear.
Swift.
14. To manage, wield, or direct. "Thus must thou thy body bear." Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.
Hath he borne himself penitently in prison?
Shak.