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noun way in which sth is related ADJ. direct, important, significant The rise in interest rates had a direct bearing on the company's profits. VERB + BEARING have PREP. ~ on direction/position ADJ. compass VERB + BEARING check He checked his bearings on the map in the car. | find, get Everything was in darkness and it was difficult to get my bearings. | keep To keep your bearings in a desert sandstorm is impossible. | lose She lost her bearings in the thick forest. PHRASES take a (compass) bearing on sth Take a compass bearing on that mountain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary