bearing
relevant relation or interconnection
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,575 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,593 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- relevant relation or interconnection those issues have no bearing on our situation
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies also: heading, aim
- dignified manner or conduct also: comportment, presence, mien
- characteristic way of bearing one's body also: carriage, posture stood with good posture
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield also: charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
- a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
adjective
- (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
bearing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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The differences revealed he accepted as he accepted anything that had no direct bearing on his own happiness.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Then came a sergeant-of-arms bearing a great mace of silver, and two gentlemen carrying each a pillar of silver.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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In fact, it would be exceedingly difficult to find a young fellow of manlier bearing or more striking personal attractions.
The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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At sundown he walked home bearing an armful of rhododendrons and dogwood blossoms, which he arranged in the room where she lay.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1