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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Does 'bear on' have the same meaning as 'rely on'

"They bear on him for monetary support'

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I've never heard 'bear' used like that. It just sees wrong to me.

You could say

eg "They depend on him for monetary support."

eg"They lean on him for monetary support."

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