bear on



bear (up)on something

[for information or facts] to concern something or be relevant to something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) How do those facts bear on this matter? They do not bear upon this matter at all.
See also: bear, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Helenehe-LEN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), he-LE-nu (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Polat-Turkish
Lysimachus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Haroon-Urdu
Ouida-Various
IonatÁN-Irish