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bears down on

bears down on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bears down on

What is bears down on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bears down on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bear down on.

Words near bears down on in the dictionary

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

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