The way someone holds or carries themselves, or the direction and position of something in relation to something else.
From Old English beran meaning to carry or bear. The word evolved from the physical act of carrying to describe how someone carries themselves (posture/dignity) and the position of objects.
When sailors talk about taking a 'bearing,' they're literally talking about 'carrying' the direction they need to go, which is why the same word describes both your posture and your GPS coordinates—both are about how things are positioned or 'carried' in space.
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