verb
Meaning 1
To influence, have an effect upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bear upon
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verb
Meaning 2
To be relevant to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That ruling bears upon our application.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
have an effect upon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Will the new rules affect me?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affect, impact, bear on, touch on, touch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, stimulate, excite, process, treat, hydrolize, hydrolise, tinge, color, colour, distort, queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril, hit, strike, subject, trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother, influence, act upon, work, slam-dunk
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