Bear Down - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 bear down From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbear down phrasal verb1 bear down on somebody/somethingMOVE/CHANGE POSITION a) to move quickly towards a person or place in a threatening way  a storm bearing down on the island b) to behave in a threatening or controlling way towards a person or group  Federal regulators have been bearing down on campaign contributors.2 PRESSto use all your strength and effort to push or press down on something → bear→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbear down on somebody/something• Yussuf bore down on her in a fury.• A stillness which seemed to bear down on her like a physical presence.• These thoughts bear down on me as I sit here on this third night of writing.• His eyes bore down on me out of a somewhat hawklike face, and I immediately became flustered.• The Pequod bears down on the area and comes between the whale and the floundering seamen.• For those who find Christmas suddenly bearing down on them, the build-up to the day is one blur of activity.• Five or six men, horsed, masked and well-armed, burst from a clump of trees and bore down on them. Exercises Exercises

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	bear
he, she, it	bears
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bore
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have borne
he, she, it	has borne
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had borne
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bear
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have borne
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am bearing
he, she, it	is bearing
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you, we, they	are bearing
Past
I, he, she, it	was bearing
you, we, they	were bearing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been bearing
he, she, it	has been bearing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bearing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bearing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bearing
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