Antonyms for bear upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bair |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɛər |
- abandon
- avoid
- be immaterial
- be irrelevant
- be of no consequence
- build
- conceal
- cower
- differ
- disagree
- disapprove
- disassociate
- disbelieve
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disregard
- dissociate
- divide
- dodge
- drop
- exclude
- hide
- hold back
- ignore
- leave alone
- look away
- neglect
- oppose
- refuse
- secrete
- separate
- shrink
- shy away
- unconcern
Definition of bear upon
Origin :- Old English beran "to bear, bring; bring forth, produce; to endure, sustain; to wear" (class IV strong verb; past tense bær, past participle boren), from Proto-Germanic *beranan (cf. Old Saxon beran, Old Frisian bera, Old High German beran, German gebären, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan "to carry, bear, give birth to"), from PIE root *bher- (1) meaning both "give birth" (though only English and German strongly retain this sense, and Russian has beremennaya "pregnant") and "carry a burden, bring" (see infer).
- Ball bearings "bear" the friction. Many senses are from notion of "move onward by pressure." Old English past tense bær became Middle English bare; alternative bore began to appear c.1400, but bare remained the literary form till after 1600. Past participle distinction of borne for "carried" and born for "given birth" is from late 18c. To bear (something) in mind is from 1530s.
- As in refer : verb concern, apply
- As in regard : verb have something to do with
- As in relate : verb correlate, pertain
- As in bear on/bear upon : verb concern
- As in touch : verb have to do with; regard
- As in belong : verb be part of, be in proper place
- As in bear on : verb concern
- As in concern : verb relate to, have reference to
- As in impinge : verb trespass
- As in apply : verb be appropriate, relevant
- He leant forward and brought his puzzled gaze to bear upon her.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- How can we bring any of these fascinating fables to bear upon our subject?
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- The influences which we can bring to bear upon this question are chiefly indirect.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- He brings the light of Plato to bear upon the miserable state of his own country.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- The vedette brought his short rifle to bear upon the apparition.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- This remark of his had seemed to bear upon the hidden subject.
- Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
- I was sick at heart, and could not bring my mind to bear upon any one subject.
- Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
- No jests are so rich as those that bear upon the unloveliness of features not our own.
- Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas
- Perhaps the forces needed cannot be brought to bear upon the child.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
- What arguments were brought to bear upon him we shall never know.
- Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt
Synonyms for bear upon
- accord
- affect
- agree
- allude
- ally
- answer
- answer to
- appertain
- appertain to
- apply
- apply to
- ascribe
- assign
- associate
- attach to
- be a component
- be a constituent
- be a matter of
- be a part
- be a party to
- be about
- be akin
- be an adjunct of
- be applicable
- be applicable to
- be associated with
- be connected with
- be dependent upon
- be directed to
- be fitting
- be interdependent with
- be joined with
- be linked with
- be pertinent
- be pertinent to
- be related
- be relevant
- be relevant to
- be well taken
- bear
- bear on
- bear upon
- become
- befit
- belong
- belong to
- bracket
- center upon
- chime
- combine
- compare
- concern
- concern oneself with
- conjoin
- connect
- consociate
- consume
- coordinate
- correlate
- correspond
- correspond to
- correspond with
- couple
- cover
- credit
- deal with
- depend upon
- disturb
- drink
- eat
- encompass
- encroach
- exist
- fit
- get involved in
- go
- go with
- handle
- harmonize
- have a bearing on
- have connections with
- have implications for
- have reference
- have reference to
- have relation
- have relation to
- have relationship to
- have respect to
- have significance for
- have to do with
- hold
- identify with
- impute
- include
- incorporate
- influence
- infringe
- inhere
- interconnect
- interdepend
- interest
- interrelate
- intrude
- invade
- involve
- join
- link
- make inroads
- match
- meddle
- obtrude
- orient
- orientate
- partake of
- permeate
- pertain
- pertain to
- point
- pry
- refer
- refer to
- regard
- relate
- relate to
- reside
- set
- suit
- take in
- tie in with
- touch
- touch upon
- unite
- use
- utilize
- vest
- violate
- yoke
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