Meaning

2 senses
  1. To influence, have an effect upon.

    have an effect upon

  2. To be relevant to.

    That ruling bears upon our application.

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsbore upon

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bear upon

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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