| 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: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affect personally |
Synonyms: |
apply to, be relevant to, bear on, become involved, bother, disquiet, distress, disturb, interest, involve, make anxious, make uneasy, pertain to, perturb, regard, take pains, touch, trouble, worry |
| 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: | concerning |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | having to do with |
Synonyms: |
about, anent, apropos of, as regards, germane to, in regard to, in the matter of, pertaining to, re, regarding, relating to, relevant to, respecting, touching, with reference to, with regard to |
| 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: | relevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate; to the purpose |
Synonyms: |
accordant, ad rem, admissible, allowable, applicable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correlated, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, harmonious, having direct bearing on, having to do with, important, material, on the button, on the nose, pat, pertaining to, pertinent, pointful, proper, referring, related, relative, significant, suitable, suited, to the point, weighty |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
Antonyms: |
inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | from |
Synonyms: |
about, appertaining to, appropriate to, as concerns, as regards, attributed to, away from, based on, belonging to, characterized by, coming from, concerning, connected with, consisting of, containing, epithetical, going from, in reference to, in regard to, like, made from, out from, out of, peculiar to, pertaining to, proceeding from, referring to, regarding, related to, showing |
| Main Entry: | regard |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
time, bare, ceremonious, decorous, deferential, emeritus, in deference to, in high esteem, in high estimation, obsequious, on one's knees, prostrate, respected, respectful, respecting, reverenced, reverential, saving your grace, saving your presence, with all respect, with due respect, with the hightest respect
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