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bear down — verb 1. exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press … Useful english dictionary
bear down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bear down : present tense I/you/we/they bear down he/she/it bears down present participle bearing down past tense bore down past participle borne down 1) to move quickly towards someone in a determined and… … English dictionary
bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bear down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way. [V P on n] A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar... [V P on n] The girl flashed a dazzling smile at the… … English dictionary
bear down upon — verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship • Syn: ↑bear down on • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ˌbear ˈdown on sb/sth — phrasal verb to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way I could see a police car bearing down on us.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bear down on — phrasal 1. emphasize 2. to weigh heavily on ; burden … New Collegiate Dictionary
bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bear — bear1 verb (past bore; past participle borne) 1》 carry or convey. ↘have as an attribute or visible mark. 2》 support (a weight). 3》 [with negative] manage to tolerate: I can t bear it. 4》 give birth to (a child). ↘(of a tree or plant)… … English new terms dictionary
bear — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive] Word forms bear : present tense I/you/we/they bear he/she/it bears present participle bearing past tense bore UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] past participle borne UK [bɔː(r)n] / US [bɔrn] *** 1) [usually in… … English dictionary
