bear on
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be relevant to
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- denotation derivation
- applicability derivation
- apposite derivation
- allude verb group
Sense 2 verb
have an effect upon
Will the new rules affect me?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- impingement derivation
- wallop derivation
Sense 3 verb
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- push derivation
- get-up-and-go derivation
- labor verb group
Sense 4 verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
preserve the peace in the family
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- cease antonym
- upholder derivation
- preservation derivation
- go forward verb group
- continue verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | denotation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicability |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | apposite |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | allude |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | center |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | go for |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | involve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | matter to |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impingement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wallop |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike a blow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | repercuss |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | redound |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrolize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | peril |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subject |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inconvenience |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | influence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam-dunk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | labor |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | urge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nudge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bull |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | cease |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | upholder |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservation |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | go forward |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | resume |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | persevere |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | perpetuate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sustain |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mummify |