bear upon in English

Forms: bears upon [present, singular, third-person], bearing upon [participle, present], bore upon [past], borne upon [participle, past], born upon [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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"bear upon" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms