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bearing down on

bearing down on is the present participle and gerund of bear down on.

Meaning of bear down on

Verb

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

  1. To approach someone in a very determined way.
    • I could see the headmaster bearing down on me, and looked hopelessly round for a means of escape.

Questions about bearing down on

What is bearing down on the present participle and gerund of?
Bearing down on is the present participle and gerund of bear down on.

Words near bearing down on in the dictionary

  1. bearing against
  2. bearing away
  3. bearing away the bell
  4. bearing date
  5. bearing down
  6. bearing down on
  7. bearing fruit
  8. bearing in
  9. bearing in mind
  10. bearing in on
  11. bearing in with

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