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BRING TO BEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bring to bear mean? 

BRING TO BEAR (verb)
  The verb BRING TO BEAR has 1 sense:

1. bring into operation or effectplay

  Familiarity information: BRING TO BEAR used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRING TO BEAR (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring into operation or effect

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N.

Hypernyms (to "bring to bear" is one way to...):

effect (act so as to bring into existence)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


 Context examples 


Now, if we allow for two days less for the ship's voyage, owing to such weather influences as we know that the Count can bring to bear; and if we allow a whole day and night for any delays which may occur to us, then we have a margin of nearly two weeks.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)



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