- bear in upon
- bear in upon(usu in passive) to impress upon, or to make realize, esp by degrees• • •Main Entry: ↑bear
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bear\ down\ upon — • bear down on • bear down upon v. phr. To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car … Словарь американских идиом
bear down upon — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bear hard upon — index compel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bear down upon — 1. Attack, assail, assault, charge, advance upon, move upon, march upon, march against, set upon, rush upon. 2. (Naut.) Sail toward, approach, move to close quarters with … New dictionary of synonyms
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
bear down upon phr v — bear v … English expressions
To bear down upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear on/upon sth phrasal — verb (T) formal to have a connection with something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bear — (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born to bear.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear\ down\ on — • bear down on • bear down upon v. phr. To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car … Словарь американских идиом
