bear on (English, verb)
expansion: bear on (third-person singular simple present bears on, present participle bearing on, simple past bore on, past participle borne on)
Senses:
glosses: To influence, have an effect on.
glosses: To be relevant to.
glosses: To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.
Forms:
form: bears on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bearing on
tags: participle
present
form: bore on
tags: past
form: borne on
tags: participle
past