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bear on

/ bear on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
"He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
Type of:
urge urge on press
Kinds of:
nudge bull bull through
Derived:
energy push get-up-and-go
Verb group:
tug labor labour push drive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 2
have an effect upon
"Will the new rules affect me?"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
strike a blow repercuss tell on redound stimulate
Derived:
impact wallop impingement encroachment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
discontinue stop cease give up quit
Type of:
keep maintain hold
Kinds of:
resume restart persevere persist hang in
Derived:
preservation upholder maintainer sustainer
Verb group:
continue go on proceed go along keep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
have to do with or be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Kinds of:
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on
Derived:
applicability pertinence pertinency reference denotation
Verb group:
allude touch advert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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urge urge on press nudge bull bull through change alter modify strike a blow repercuss tell on