phrasal verb · academic
bring to bear
UK/brɪŋ tə beə/US/brɪŋ tə ber/BRING·to·BEAR
task2speaking
to apply influence, pressure, knowledge, or resources in order to affect a situation
Examples
“The government brought considerable pressure to bear on the company.”
“The researchers brought a range of expertise to bear on the problem.”
“International sanctions were brought to bear to force compliance.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must bring every available lever to bear if they hope to curb emissions within a decade.”
Collocations
- bring pressure to bear
- bring expertise/knowledge to bear
Word family
bring to bear verbbrings to bear verbbrought to bear verb (past)bringing to bear verb
Common mistakes
use pressure on→bring pressure to bear on
bring bear on→bring to bear
Say it for a higher band
5use→6apply→7+bring to bear
Synonyms
apply
Easily confused
apply
“They applied scientific methods to the problem.”
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