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Argo80 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Bear down
Hi,
What does bear down mean? Does it mean to "push"?
When you urinate, do you experience any of the following? Need to bear down?
Thank you
What does bear down mean? Does it mean to "push"?
When you urinate, do you experience any of the following? Need to bear down?
Thank you
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Argo80 What does bear down mean? Exert pressure, physical or psychological.
- Argo80 What does bear down mean?
- Exert pressure, physical or psychological.
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Argo80What does bear down mean?Exert pressure, physical or psychological.
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It can also be used in these contexts -
to move toward someone in a threatening way, or toward something. Such as a storm that is 'bearing down on' some location.
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it can be used to say somebody or some people need to work much harder to get results - they had to bear down to get the job done on time. "Ok guys, we have only 45 minutes, so bear down and get it done!"
to move toward someone in a threatening way, or toward something. Such as a storm that is 'bearing down on' some location.
or
it can be used to say somebody or some people need to work much harder to get results - they had to bear down to get the job done on time. "Ok guys, we have only 45 minutes, so bear down and get it done!"
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