"bear in on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bears in on [present, singular, third-person], bearing in on [participle, present], bore in on [past], borne in on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> in on|head=bear in on}} bear in on (third-person singular simple present bears in on, present participle bearing in on, simple past bore in on, past participle borne in on)
  1. Alternative form of bear in upon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bear in upon
    Sense id: en-bear_in_on-en-verb-5pP2PQnk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in), English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 4 5 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 68 8 9 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 60 8 9 23
  2. (of a horse) To veer too close to another horse.
    Sense id: en-bear_in_on-en-verb-JFw1fdwn
  3. (transitive) To be greatly affected by something potent. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bear_in_on-en-verb-C0sVCHA4
  4. (transitive) To focus on; to concentrate on one factor. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bear_in_on-en-verb-W6KWzwvZ

Inflected forms

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