bear on

phrasal verb

bore on; borne on also born on; bearing on; bears on

formal

: to have an effect on (something)

Personal feelings did not bear on our decision.

: to apply or relate to (something)

What are the facts bearing directly on this matter?

Examples of bear on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Samuel Walker Shepard, 36 Lange’s youngest child, Samuel Walker Shepard, was born on June 14, 1987. —

Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 Even housing policy can be brought to bear on this crisis: funds to help people strengthen their homes against the ravages of extreme weather, remove mold, and improve indoor air quality can all help reduce exposures to immune irritants. —

Kari Nadeau, STAT, 4 Apr. 2024 Barth was born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and set many of his works there. —

Brian Witte, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 According to his bio on IMDBpro, McGovern was born on June 24, 1955, in Chicago. —

Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024 Louis Cameron Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr., a porter, and Hellen, a nurse. —

CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024 Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in the melting pot of Brooklyn, the son of a porter (who was adopted and raised by an Italian family) and a maid. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024 Kameron Carter, 14 Lil Wayne's middle son, Kameron, was born on Sept. 9, 2009, in Los Angeles. —

Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024 Stephen Adams was born on Nov. 7, 1937, in Minneapolis to Cedric Adams, a columnist for The Minneapolis Star and a broadcaster for the local radio station WCCO, and Bernice (Lenont) Adams, who managed the household. —

Sam Roberts, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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