Definisjon av bear on

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Verb

bear on - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
affect, impact, bear upon, touch on, touch
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
strike a blow affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"
repercuss cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect
tell on produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"
redound have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good"
stimulate, excite cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
hydrolise, hydrolize make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
tinge, distort, color, colour affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
endanger, peril, queer, scupper, expose pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
hit, strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
discommode, incommode, inconvenience, disoblige, trouble, bother, put out ignore someone's wishes
act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
slam-dunk make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk
bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
continue, uphold, carry on, preserve
cease, lay off, discontinue, quit, stop, give up put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
go along, go on, proceed, continue, keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
go forward, proceed, continue follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
maintain, keep, hold state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
re-start, restart, resume start an engine again, for example
hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
perpetuate cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"
prolong, keep up, sustain lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
mummify dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
bear on - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
allude, advert, touch make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, center on, revolve around, center center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
go for, apply, hold ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
regard, affect, involve look at attentively
matter to, interest be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
push
labor, labour, tug, push, drive undergo the efforts of childbirth
exhort, urge on, urge, press force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
nudge push into action by pestering or annoying gently
bull through, bull advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
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Verb

bear on - To influence, have an effect on.
bear on - To be relevant to.

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  • bear on
    To press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.
  • bear on
    To be relevant or of importance to.

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