bring to bear

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bring too bair]
- /brɪŋ tu bɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bring too bair]
- /brɪŋ tu bɛər/

Definitions of bring to bear words

noun bring to bear to bring into operation or effect 3
verb with object bring to bear to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 1
verb with object bring to bear to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 1
verb with object bring to bear to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. 1
verb with object bring to bear to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. 1
verb with object bring to bear to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination. 1

See all 30 definitions of bring to bear

Information block about the term

Origin of bring to bear

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)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bring to bear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bring to bear

bring to bear 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".

bring to bear usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for bring to bear

verb bring to bear

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.
come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
proffer — to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.

All 6 Synonyms of bring to bear