"bear upon" meaning in English

See bear upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bears upon [present, singular, third-person], bearing upon [participle, present], bore upon [past], borne upon [participle, past], born upon [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> upon|past_ptc2=born upon}} bear upon (third-person singular simple present bears upon, present participle bearing upon, simple past bore upon, past participle borne upon or born upon)
  1. To influence, have an effect upon. Synonyms: bear on
    Sense id: en-bear_upon-en-verb-CcZsxzte Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (upon): 90 10
  2. To be relevant to.
    Sense id: en-bear_upon-en-verb-KmUiU6XE

Inflected forms

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