bearing

[ˈberɪŋ]

Definition:
1. Relevant relation or interconnection.
2. The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.
3. Dignified manner or conduct.

Use 'bearing' in a sentence:

1. A sightseeing tour of the city is included to help you get your bearings.
2. They seemed "a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal".
3. I fail to see the bearing of that remark.
4. It's worth bearing in mind.
5. This question has a bearing on a much more important one.
6. This is a manuscript bearing as a title Ruth.
7. But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.
8. Best Buy, for instance, has been bearing the lion's share of e-waste volume since two of its largest competitors, Amazon and Walmart, do not have their own recycling programs.
9. Although they had not made love , they had secretly exchanged solemn vows and pledges, bearing their hearts to each other.
10. Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable.
11. After the boys threw the snowballs they saw a large lady bearing down upon them from across the street.
12. The French said opera ought to reflect the rhythm and cadence of dramatic literature, bearing in mind that we are talking about the golden age in French literature.
13. A large enemy force is bearing down upon the border.
14. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
15. Attention should be centred on the links that have a bearing on the situation as a whole.
16. The old veteran had a martial bearing.
17. My father's achievements really don't have any bearing on what I do.
18. He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
19. The journal rubs against the bearing surface.
20. The speaker was a sort of Don Caesar de Bazan in dress, aspect, and bearing.
21. Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people's doors.
22. How badly the administration had lost its bearings was underlined by what happened yesterday.
23. His bearing was very military.
24. In hand, we were hiking, watching the sea, reading, dancing, travelling, sharing, and bearing!
25. She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.
26. An oil seal was replaced, along with both front wheel bearings.
27. Lionesses bearing cubs in the zoo is nothing new now.
28. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.
29. Discussion now centres on whether the route through the maze is communicated as a "left-right" sequence of turns or as a "compass bearing and distance" message.
30. Lack of access to safe water, poor housing, and unsanitary conditions all have a strong bearing on the health of the mother and child.
31. He is a man of erect and soldierly bearing.
32. Sun Wukong's somersault cloud and Nezha's Wind Fire Wheels are products of fantasy bearing humanity's dream to fly through the air.
33. It was made of plaster, hard and white and lifeless, bearing no resemblance to human flesh.
34. He's bearing up well under the strain of losing his job.
35. How is Mrs. Smith bearing up after the death of her husband?
36. At the door stand tall guards, as rigid as statues, dressed in rich and picturesque costumes, and bearing halberds.
37. What you said had not much bearing on the problem.
38. Her whole bearing was alert.
39. One's bearing is respectable.
40. Their ship is bearing down on the shore.
41. More generally, however, whether or not a composition establishes a new principle in the history of music has little bearing on its aesthetic worth.
42. Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health.
43. My orchard is bearing well this year.
44. Recent events had no bearing on our decision.
45. Other possible reasons include problems with the oil pump, rod and main bearing clearances, camshaft stopping playing, or cam bearings and lifters.
46. Rarely do patients watch a doctor write with a pen that isn't emblazoned with a drug's name, or see a nurse use a tablet not bearing a pharmaceutical company's logo.
47. He was bearing a truss of trifles at his back.
48. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands.
49. Fantasy—Sun Wukong's somersault cloud and Nezha's Wind Fire Wheels are products of fantasy bearing humanity's dream to fly through the air.
50. A procession of waiters appeared bearing trays of food.
51. Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.
52. One type of seed-bearing plant, the angiosperm, includes all forms of blooming vegetation.