New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bear down on · bear down · bear upon · break in upon · frown upon · get down on · batten upon · beat down · boil down to · come down on

bear down on

(also

bear down upon

) 1 (v + adv) approach directly TRANSITIVEtar i dtreo c m utarraing ar PhrV c m udéan ar PhrV c m utar ionsar c m ua patrol boat was bearing down upon them bhí bád patróil ag teacht ina dtreo 2 (v + adv) take measures against INTRANSITIVEtéigh i ngleic le c m uaghaidh a thabhairt ar c m utabhair faoi PhrV c m u → see bear

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a patrol boat was bearing down upon them bhí bád patróil ag teacht ina dtreo

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