"bear on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bears on [present, singular, third-person], bearing on [participle, present], bore on [past], borne on [participle, past], born on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> on|past_ptc2=born on}} bear on (third-person singular simple present bears on, present participle bearing on, simple past bore on, past participle borne on or born on)
  1. To influence, have an effect on. Synonyms: bear upon
    Sense id: en-bear_on-en-verb-PLL2Rybx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 17 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 72 11 17
  2. To be relevant to.
    Sense id: en-bear_on-en-verb-KmUiU6XE
  3. To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.
    Sense id: en-bear_on-en-verb-sRfk~CAV

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bear on meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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