bearing
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈbɛrɪŋ/
:
influencia
- And color has no bearing on quality at all.
But the infection has no bearing on why they sought medical care.
- But the infection has no bearing on why they sought medical care.
- We never stop. So aid should have no bearing on it.
- We never stopped. So aid should have no bearing on it.
- Well, that has no bearing at all on intelligence.
- Whether that intelligence is conscious or not has little bearing, I think, as to.
- The past happened, and how you feel today might have the past, might have some bearing on how you feel today.
Examples
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But the infection has no bearing on why they sought medical care.
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The color of a car has no bearing on its performance or reliability.
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Well, that has no bearing at all on intelligence.
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Foreign language classes don't really, as far as I know, have any bearing on linguistics proper.
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The Declaration takes its bearings from the idea of certain unalienable rights.
Academic text (1998) -
The sudden brightness dazzled him, and it took him a few seconds to get his bearings.
Fiction book (1991) -
When making a decision, it's important to consider all factors that have a bearing on the outcome.
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Her experience in management will have a significant bearing on her ability to lead the project.
Synonyms
374
3.0
Importance or influence given to something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
8
3.4
A device with small metal balls that helps machine parts move with less rubbing
- Formal
4
8.8
Saying false things in court on purpose after promising to tell the truth
- Archaic
1
9.9
A rein used to keep a horse's head raised while pulling a carriage or when someone rides it
- Specialized
1
5.5
A strong piece of wood or metal that holds the weight of parts of a building
- Specialized
1
6.0
A support for a rotating metal rod that uses oil to reduce rubbing
- Specialized
1
5.5
A machine part with small round pieces that roll to let other parts move smoothly
- Specialized
A direction directly opposite the one you found that you use to check your position
- Specialized
A small part with thin metal rollers that helps a shaft turn smoothly
How Relevant
Surface Forms
Morphology
bearing = bear (opaque) = bear + ing
This noun is related to a less familiar verbal sense of 'bear' meaning 'relate to or affect', which most learners will not access productively.
Etymology
The word bearing comes from the old English word bear, once written beran, which means 'to carry'. So when something has 'no bearing' on a decision, it does not 'carry' weight or importance there.