bearing upon

Main Entry:
bear on/bear upon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: concern
Synonyms: affect, appertain to, apply, belong to, involve, pertain to, refer to, relate to, touch upon
Main Entry: belong
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be part of, be in proper place
Synonyms: accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear, bear upon, become, befit, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, go with, harmonize, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest
Main Entry: concern
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: relate to, have reference to
Synonyms: answer to, appertain to, apply to, be about, be applicable to, be connected with, be dependent upon, be interdependent with, be pertinent to, be well taken, bear on, bear upon, belong to, deal with, depend upon, have a bearing on, have connections with, have implications for, have relation to, have significance for, have to do with, involve, pertain to, refer to, regard
Antonyms: unconcern
Main Entry: impinge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: trespass
Synonyms: affect, bear upon, disturb, encroach, influence, infringe, intrude, invade, make inroads, meddle, obtrude, pry, touch, violate
Notes: to impinge is to come into contact or encroach or have an impact; to infringe is to encroach on a right or privilege or to violate
Antonyms: avoid, dodge
Main Entry: refer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: concern, apply
Synonyms: answer, appertain, be a matter of, be about, be directed to, be relevant, bear upon, belong, connect, correspond with, cover, deal with, encompass, have a bearing on, have reference, have relation, have to do with, hold, include, incorporate, involve, pertain, point, regard, relate, take in, touch
Notes: allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly'
Main Entry: regard
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have something to do with
Synonyms: apply to, be relevant to, bear upon, concern, have a bearing on, have to do with, interest, pertain to, refer to, relate to
Main Entry: relate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: correlate, pertain
Synonyms: affect, ally, appertain, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, be joined with, be relevant to, bear upon, bracket, combine, compare, concern, conjoin, connect, consociate, coordinate, correspond to, couple, credit, have reference to, have to do with, identify with, impute, interconnect, interdepend, interrelate, join, link, orient, orientate, pertain, refer, tie in with, touch, unite, yoke
Notes: both recount and relate mean 'to tell, to give an account of,' but recount adds the semantic component 'in detail'
Antonyms: dissociate
Main Entry: touch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have to do with; regard
Synonyms: affect, be a party to, be associated with, bear on, bear upon, belong to, center upon, concern, concern oneself with, consume, deal with, drink, eat, get involved in, handle, interest, involve, partake of, pertain to, refer to, use, utilize
Main Entry: bear on
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: concern
Synonyms: affect, appertain to, apply, bear upon, belong to, involve, pertain to, refer to, relate to, touch upon
Antonyms: be immaterial, be irrelevant, be of no consequence
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