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Definition of bear down on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bear down on

phrasal verb

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bear down on somebody/something

(British English) to move quickly towards somebody/something in a determined or frightening way

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(especially North American English) to press on somebody/something
- Bear down on it with all your strength so it doesn't move.

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