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bear on

/ bear on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
Type of:
urge urge on press
Kinds of:
nudge bull bull through
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
"Will the new rules affect me?"
Type of:
change alter modify
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
"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"
Type of:
keep maintain hold
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"
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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