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English verb: bear on | |||
| 1. | bear on (stative) be relevant to | ||
| Samples | There were lots of questions referring to her talk. My remark pertained to your earlier comments. | ||
| Synonyms | come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affect, apply, center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, go for, hold, interest, involve, matter to, regard, revolve about, revolve around | ||
| Verb group | advert, allude, touch | ||
| 2. | bear on (change) have an effect upon | ||
| Samples | Will the new rules affect me?. | ||
| Synonyms | affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act upon, bother, color, colour, discommode, disoblige, distort, endanger, excite, expose, hit, hydrolise, hydrolize, incommode, inconvenience, influence, peril, process, put out, queer, redound, repercuss, scupper, slam-dunk, stimulate, strike, strike a blow, subject, tell on, tinge, treat, trouble, work | ||
| 3. | bear on (communication) press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action | ||
| Samples | He pushed her to finish her doctorate. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot bear on Sue | ||
| Synonyms | push | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exhort, press, urge, urge on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bull, bull through, nudge | ||
| Verb group | drive, labor, labour, push, tug | ||
| 4. | bear on (stative) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | ||
| Samples | Preserve the peace in the family. Continue the family tradition. Carry on the old traditions. | ||
| Synonyms | carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, keep, maintain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hang in, hang on, hold on, keep up, mummify, perpetuate, persevere, persist, prolong, re-start, restart, resume, sustain | ||
| Verb group | continue, continue, go along, go forward, go on, keep, proceed, proceed | ||
| Antonyms | cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up | ||
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