Verb: bear on
- Be relevant to
"This evidence bears on the case at hand";
- refer, pertain, relate, concern, touch, touch on, have to do with
- Have an effect upon
"This evidence bears on the case";
- affect, impact, bear upon
- Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
"His parents bore on him to finish college";
- push
- Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
"The preservatives help bear on the freshness of the food";
- continue, uphold, carry on, preserve
Derived forms: bearing on, borne on, bears on, bore on
Type of: alter, change, exhort, hold, keep, maintain, modify, press, urge, urge on