Meaning

3 senses
  1. To influence, have an effect on.

    have an effect upon

  2. To be relevant to.

    That ruling bears on our application.

    be relevant to

  3. To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. That has no bearing on the problem.

  2. Bear sightings are on the rise.

  3. The problem bears heavily on us.

    deDas Problem belastet uns sehr. — Tamy

  4. That has no bearing on our plan.

    ruЭто не имеет никакого отношения к нашему плану. — nadya

    deDas ist nicht von Belang für unseren Plan. — Tamy

  5. It has some bearing on this problem.

    deEs ist für dieses Problem von einigem Belang. — Tamy

Forms

bears on, bearing on, bore on, borne on
Base formbear on · to bear on
3rd person singularbears on
Present participlebearing on
Past simplebore on
Past participleborne on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybear on
he, she, itbears on

Past simpleLesson

all personsbore on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave borne on
he, she, ithas borne on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bear on

Phrasal verbs

9 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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