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PHRASAL VERBS 320

 bear away (tr)

 seize or carry away, win a prize etc. [alıp götürmek, ödül vs. kazanmak]

We bore away several captives.
My sister bore away the first prize.

 bear down (tr)

 overcome or defeat sb/sth; [üstesinden gelmek, yenmek]

We couldn’t bear down the enemy.

 bear down on (tr)

 move quickly and threateningly towards sb/sth; [ süratle yaklaşmak, tehditle üzerine
yürümek]

We struggled to turn the boat as the wave born down on us.
The butcher was bearing down on the cats.

 bear on (tr)

 relate to sth, affect sth; [-ile ilgisi olmak, -in üzerinde etkisi olmak]

Your example doesn’t bear on the subject.
Her success will certainly bear on the other students.

 bear out (tr)

 confirm; [ tasdik etmek, doğrulamak]

Her statement bears out my innocence/bears my innocence out.

 bear up (intr)

 show courage in a difficult situation; [cesaret göstermek ]

I bore up well against all my misfortunes.
The news of his father’s death was a great shock to him but he bore up bravely.