Dictionary entry details
• BEAR ON (verb)
Meaning:
Have to do with or be relevant to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
pertain; concern; bear on; come to; touch on; relate; refer; touch
Context examples:
There were lots of questions referring to her talk / My remark pertained to your earlier comments
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bear on"):
interest; matter to (be of importance or consequence)
affect; involve; regard (connect closely and often incriminatingly)
apply; go for; hold (be pertinent or relevant or applicable)
center; center on; concentrate on; focus on; revolve about; revolve around (center upon)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Have an effect upon
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
affect; bear upon; bear on; impact; touch on; touch
Context example:
Will the new rules affect me?
Hypernyms (to "bear on" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bear on"):
strike a blow (affect adversely)
slam-dunk (make a forceful move against)
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
bother; discommode; disoblige; incommode; inconvenience; put out; trouble (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to)
subject (cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to)
hit; strike (affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely)
endanger; expose; peril; queer; scupper (put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position)
color; colour; distort; tinge (affect as in thought or feeling)
hydrolise; hydrolize (make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis)
repercuss (cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect)
tell on (produce an affect or strain on somebody)
redound (have an effect for good or ill)
excite; stimulate (act as a stimulant)
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
push; bear on
Context example:
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Hypernyms (to "bear on" is one way to...):
exhort; press; urge; urge on (force or impel in an indicated direction)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bear on"):
nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying gently)
bull; bull through (push or force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
Sam cannot bear on Sue
Meaning:
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
preserve; uphold; carry on; continue; bear on
Context examples:
preserve the peace in the family / continue the family tradition / Carry on the old traditions
Hypernyms (to "bear on" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bear on"):
re-start; restart; resume (take up or begin anew)
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
perpetuate (cause to continue or prevail)
keep up; prolong; sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
mummify (preserve while making lifeless)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
