American English
/ˈbɛɹ.ɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
The way a person stands, moves, and behaves, especially in a confident or calm way.
Practice out loudThe way a person stands, moves, and behaves, especially in a confident or calm way.
She kept a calm bearing during the interview.
His confident bearing impressed the guests.
calm bearing · confident bearing · military bearing · dignified bearing
have a + adjective + bearing
with + possessive adjective + adjective + bearing
A direction measured from a fixed point, usually with a compass, used to find or reach something.
We took a bearing from the lighthouse.
The pilot stayed on a bearing of 270 degrees.
take a bearing · compass bearing · magnetic bearing
take a bearing from + place or object
travel on a bearing of + number + degrees
An understanding of where you are and what you should do, especially in a new place or situation.
Give me a minute to get my bearings.
After moving to the city, she slowly found her bearings.
In get your bearings, bearings is usually plural.
get your bearings · lose your bearings · find your bearings
get + your + bearings
find + your + bearings
A connection with something that makes it relevant to a decision or situation.
The cost has no bearing on my decision.
The new evidence has a direct bearing on the case.
For relevance, use bearing on, not bearing in.
have no bearing on · have a direct bearing on · little bearing on
have + no/some/little + bearing on + noun
have a direct bearing on + noun
to become familiar with where you are and what you should do
I need a minute to get my bearings.
to have no effect on or connection with something
That detail has no bearing on our decision.
remembering or considering something
Bearing in mind the traffic, we left early.