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bear upon

bear upon verb: to influence, have an effect upon.

Verb

bear upon (third-person singular simple present bears upon, present participle bearing upon, simple past bore upon, past participle borne upon)

  1. To influence, have an effect upon.
    Synonyms:
    bear on
  2. To be relevant to.
    • That ruling bears upon our application.

Synonyms of bear upon

Forms of bear upon

third-person singular presentbears upon
present participlebearing upon
pastbore upon
past participleborne upon

Questions about bear upon

What does bear upon mean?
Bear upon means to influence, have an effect upon.
What part of speech is bear upon?
Bear upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of bear upon?
The past tense of bear upon is bore upon.

Words near bear upon in the dictionary

  1. bear the brunt
  2. bear the scars
  3. bear trap
  4. bear traps
  5. bear up
  6. bear upon
  7. Bear Valley
  8. Bear Valley Springs
  9. bear walker
  10. bear walkers
  11. bear with

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