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bear on
bear on vb (intr, preposition) 1. to be relevant to; relate to2. to be burdensome to or afflict: his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience. Thesaurus| Verb | 1.bear on - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, come to, touch on, touchallude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" | | 2.bear on - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"affect, bear upon, impact, touch on, touchalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"strike a blow - affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"repercuss - cause repercussions; have an unwanted effecttell on - produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"redound - have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good"stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"hydrolise, hydrolize - make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysistinge, color, colour, distort - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"endanger, peril, queer, scupper, expose - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionhit, strike - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"slam-dunk - make a forceful move against; "the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies" | | 3.bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"pushurge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"nudge - push into action by pestering or annoying gentlybull, bull through - push or force; "He bulled through his demands"labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" | | 4.bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"preserve, uphold, carry on, continueresume, restart, re-start - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" |
bearverb1. To hold up:carry, support, sustain.2. To sustain the weight of:carry, hold, support, uphold.3. To hold on one's person:carry, have, possess.Informal: pack.4. To move while supporting:carry, convey, lug, transport.Informal: tote.Slang: schlep.5. To cause to come along with oneself:bring, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport.6. To hold and turn over in the mind:harbor, nourish, nurse.7. To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form:carry, display, exhibit, have, possess.8. To conduct oneself in a specified way:acquit, act, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit.9. To put up with:abide, accept, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.Informal: lump.Idioms: take it, take it lying down.10. To give birth to:bring forth, deliver, have.Chiefly Regional: birth.Idiom: be brought abed of.11. To bring forth (a product):give, produce, yield.12. To exert pressure:press, push.13. To proceed in a specified direction:go, head, make, set out, strike out.phrasal verb
bear on or upon
To be pertinent:appertain, apply, concern, pertain, refer, relate.Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with.phrasal verb
bear out1. To assure the certainty or validity of:attest, authenticate, back (up), confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant.2. To establish as true or genuine:authenticate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify.phrasal verb
bear upTo withstand stress or difficulty:endure, hold up, stand up.Translationsbear on
bear (up)on (something)To impact or affect something or someone. How does my lateness bear upon you? You weren't here on time either! Don't worry, our lawyers have told us that this information won't bear on the merger.See also: bearbear (up)on something[for information or facts] to concern something or be relevant to something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) How do those facts bear on this matter? They do not bear upon this matter at all.See also: bear, onbear on
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