bearing noun
1 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
2 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.
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