bear down on

bear down on

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bair doun on, awn]
- /bɛər daʊn ɒn, ɔn/
- /beə(r) daʊn ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair doun on, awn]
- /bɛər daʊn ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of bear down on words

noun bear down on to press down on; exert pressure on 3
noun bear down on to make a strong effort toward accomplishing 3
noun bear down on to come or go toward; closely approach 3
transitivephrasal verb bear down on push, press on 1
transitivephrasal verb bear down on rush towards 1
transitivephrasal verb bear down on weigh heavily upon 1

See all 8 definitions of bear down on

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Parts of speech for Bear down on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bear down on

bear down on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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