bear+upon

  • 71Bear River Expedition — The Bear River Expedition took place between June 12th and October 18th, 1859. Led by Major F. J. Porter, Company G from Camp Floyd was sent to investigate an incident between native americans and immigrants traveling on the California Trail,… …

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  • 72bear on — I (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. pertain, refer to, relate to, regard; see concern 1 . II bear on (or upon) (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be pertinent: appertain, apply, concern, pertain, refer, relate. Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with. See… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 73bear\ down — v 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship. The baseball pitcher is bearing down. The pitcher bore down on the star batter. Teachers of the deaf bear down… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 74bear down on — or[upon] {v. phr.} To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. * /The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 75bear down on — or[upon] {v. phr.} To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. * /The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 76Bear Call Spread — A type of options strategy used when a decline in the price of the underlying asset is expected. It is achieved by selling call options at a specific strike price while also buying the same number of calls, but at a higher strike price. The… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 77bear in mind — Synonyms and related words: brood over, cherish, consider, contemplate, dwell on, dwell upon, entertain thoughts of, fan the embers, harbor an idea, have in mind, have regard for, have thoughts about, hold an idea, hold in mind, hold the thought …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 78bear down on — advance upon, assail against; get to work on, make an exerted effort …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 79To wear upon — Wear Wear, v. t. [imp. {Wore} (w[=o]r); p. p. {Worn} (w[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 80weigh upon — Synonyms and related words: bear hard upon, bear on, bear upon, beat down, burden, burthen, cast down, charge, crush one, cumber, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, deject, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, encumber, exhaust …

    Moby Thesaurus