Usually means: To exert influence or pressure.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word bear on:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. bear on: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. bear on, bear on: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bear on: Collins English Dictionary
  4. bear on: Vocabulary.com
  5. bear on: Wiktionary
  6. bear on: Dictionary.com
  7. bear on: Rhymezone
  8. bear on: Free Dictionary
  9. bear on: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. bear on: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bear on: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bear on: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bear on: Idioms

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Bear On: Backgammon

Definitions from Wiktionary (bear on)

verb:  To influence, have an effect on.
verb:  To be relevant to.
verb:  To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.

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