bear down
verb
bore down; borne down also born down; bearing down; bears down
: to exert full strength and concentrated attention
Examples of bear down in a Sentence
you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly
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But with the No. 2 seed in the WCC tournament at stake and the urgency of March bearing down, Gonzaga demolished both last week.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Between the hard winter, the grim reality facing his allies and the pressures of the bank threatening to hand his land to his enemies, Jacob has the world bearing down on him in Season 2.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
However, with unpredictable February weather bearing down on Daytona Beach, adjustments to this schedule may be needed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Passes can be obtained daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pacific Coast Highway was reopened between Santa Monica and Malibu early Monday, but a stretch of the roadway was closed later Monday due to fears of possible debris or mud flows caused by two storms bearing down on the region.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Between the hard winter, the grim reality facing his allies and the pressures of the bank threatening to hand his land to his enemies, Jacob has the world bearing down on him in Season 2.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
However, with unpredictable February weather bearing down on Daytona Beach, adjustments to this schedule may be needed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Passes can be obtained daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pacific Coast Highway was reopened between Santa Monica and Malibu early Monday, but a stretch of the roadway was closed later Monday due to fears of possible debris or mud flows caused by two storms bearing down on the region.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Bear down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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bear down
intransitive verb
: to contract the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm during childbirth
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