'bear on' definitions:

Definition of 'bear on'

verb

Be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with]

verb

Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch]

verb

Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn: push, bear on]

verb

Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve] [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop]

Words containing 'bear on'

Bear,
Bearing,
To bear against,
To bear down,
To bear in with,
To bear off,
To bear out,
To bear up,
To bear up to,
To bear with,
bear down,
bear down on,
bear off,
bear out,
bear up,
bear with,
bearings,
Australian bear,
Ball bearings,
Bear Creek,
Bear Lake,
Bear State,
Bear Valley,
Bear baiting,
Bear caterpillar,
Bear garden,
Bear leader,
Bear, DE,
Bearing cloth,
Bearing rein,
Bearing ring,
Black bear,
Cave bear,
False bearing,
Great Bear,
Grisly bear,
Grizzly bear,
Honey bear,
Journal bearing,
Jungle bear,
Kodiak bear,
Lesser Bear,
Malayan bear,
Native bear,
Polar bear,
Reverse bearing,
Roller bearing,
Sea bear,
Sloth bear,
Spectacled bear,
Sun bear,
Thrust bearing,
To bear a hand,
To bear a loss,
To bear away,
To bear back,
To bear date,
To bear down upon,
To bear in hand,
To bear in mind,
To bear the bell,
To bear upon,
To take bearings,
Tree bear,
Washing bear,
Water bear,
White bear,
Woolly bear,
ant bear,
armorial bearing,
ball bearing,
bear animalcules,
bear away,
bear cat,
bear claw,
bear cub,
bear down upon,
bear fruit,
bear grass,
bear hug,
bear in mind,
bear jam,
bear market,
bear oak,
bear paw,
bear upon,
bear witness,
bear witness against,
bear's breech,
bear's breeches,
bear's ear,
bear's foot,
bear's grape,
bearing brass,
bearing metal,
bearing wall,
bring to bear,
brown bear,
cat bear,
cinnamon bear,
grin and bear it,
heraldic bearing,
ice bear,
kangaroo bear,
koala bear,
labiated bear,
little bear,
needle bearing,
panda bear,
skunk bear,
syrian bear,
teddy bear,
water bears,
woolly bears,
Barren Ground bear,
Bear Creek Village,
Bear Creek, AK,
Bear Creek, AL,
Bear Creek, TX,
Bear Creek, WI,
Bear Lake County,
Bear Lake, ID,
Bear Lake, MI,
Bear Lake, PA,
Bear River City,
Bear Valley Springs,
Bear Valley, CA,
Bear's-breech,
Bear's-ear,
Bear's-foot,
Bear's-paw,
Big Bear City,
Big Bear Lake,
Four Bears Village,
Rush-bearing,
To bear away the bell,
To bear one hard,
To bring one to his bearings,
To lose one's bearings,
White Bear Lake,
alaskan brown bear,
american black bear,
asiatic black bear,
bear's-breeches,
bear-sized,
bearing false witness,
cone-bearing,
freedom to bear arms,
fur-bearing,
gold-bearing,
interest-bearing,
live-bearing,
load-bearing,
nitrogen-bearing,
nut-bearing,
oil-bearing,
spore-bearing,
woolly bear caterpillar,
woolly bear moth,
young-bearing,
Bear Creek Village, PA,
Bear Lake County, ID,
Bear River City, UT,
Bear Valley Springs, CA,
Bear-trap dam,
Big Bear City, CA,
Big Bear Lake, CA,
Four Bears Village, ND,
Self-adjusting bearing,
White Bear Lake, MN,
bear's-paw fern,
little ant-bear