bring to bear (English, verb)
expansion: bring to bear (third-person singular simple present brings to bear, present participle bringing to bear, simple past and past participle brought to bear)
Senses:
glosses: To aim a weapon at a target.
tags: transitive
glosses: To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: brings to bear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bringing to bear
tags: participle
present
form: brought to bear
tags: participle
past
form: brought to bear
tags: past