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bear on

English

  1. 🔊 press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
    “He pushed her to finish her doctorate”
  2. 🔊 have an effect upon
    “Will the new rules affect me?”
  3. 🔊 keep or maintain in unaltered condition
    “preserve the peace in the family”
  4. 🔊 be relevant to
    “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”

Similar words

affect impact bear upon touch on touch push refer pertain relate concern come to touch touch on have to do with continue uphold carry on preserve