Antonyms for bear onbear on

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1. bear onverb

   Synonyms:
   bear upon

2. bear onverb

   To influence, have an effect on.

   Synonyms:
   bear upon

3. bear onverb

   To be relevant to.

   That ruling bears on our application.

   Synonyms:
   bear upon

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1. • Change
   • Keep
   • Press

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1. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, relate, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

2. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touchverb

   have an effect upon

   "Will the new rules affect me?"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, dissemble, stir, rival, contact, involve, fix, pertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, carry on, tinge, refer, strike, meet, move, bushel, uphold, advert, affect, sham, restore, tint, relate, touch on, equal, preserve, tinct, impress, repair, allude, regard, match, bear upon, pretend, come to, have-to doe with, push, furbish up, feign, reach, partake, extend to, disturb, doctor

3. push, bear onverb

   press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

   "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

   Synonyms:
   bear upon, fight, continue, tug, promote, touch, force, agitate, crusade, drive, advertise, have-to doe with, pertain, carry on, touch on, affect, campaign, uphold, come to, relate, refer, labor, labour, crowd, impact, press, preserve, advertize, push, concern

4. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb

   keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

   "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

   Synonyms:
   touch, stay on, retain, conserve, act up, pertain, come to, remain, continue, concern, impact, persist in, go forward, refer, extend, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, keep up, go along, affect, go on, save, relate, touch on, preserve, push, stay, conduct, bear upon, keep on, cover, have-to doe with, maintain, carry on

How to use bear on in a sentence?

1. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder:

   Strategy is a system of makeshifts. Is is more than a science. It is bringing knowledge to bear on practical life, the further elaboration of an original guiding idea under constantly changing circumstances. It is the art of acting under the pressure of the most demanding conditions...That is why general principles, rules derived from them, and systems based on these rules cannot possibly have any value for strategy.

2. Roshan Ranjwani:

   Watching the polar bear on top of an iceberg is a dream come true for a photography enthusiast!

3. Leo Taddeo:

   By naming and shaming, you might bring attention to the issue and bring additional resources to bear on it.

4. Rex Tillerson:

   The greatest pressure we can put to bear on Iran to change the behavior is a collective pressure.

5. Eric Brewer:

   Some big decisions come out of meetings between the President and foreign leaders that bear on policy direction, nSC staff are the connective tissue between the White House and interagency. So giving a readout of these calls and meetings to the interagency is critical to getting things done.

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