bear on

B b

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of bear on words

verb bear on to be relevant to; relate to 3
verb bear on to be burdensome to or afflict 3
verb with object bear on to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 1
verb with object bear on to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 1
verb with object bear on to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. 1
verb with object bear on to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. 1

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Origin of bear on

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beren, Old English beran; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German beran, Dutch baren, Old Frisian, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan, German (ge)bären, Russian berët (he) takes, Albanian bie, Tocharian pär-, Phrygian ab-beret (he) brings, Latin ferre, Old Irish berid (he) carries, Armenian berem, Greek phérein, Sanskrit bhárati, Avestan baraiti; < Indo-European *bher- (see -fer, -phore)

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Parts of speech for Bear on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bear on

bear on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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Synonyms for bear on

verb bear on

affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
concern — Concern is worry about a situation.

All 4 Synonyms of bear on