approach vs bear down on

bear down on vs approach

approach is a noun but bear down on is not a noun.

approach and bear down on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach	Yes	No	Yes	No
bear down on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear down on is a hyponym of approach; that is, bear down on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than approach:

approach: move towards
bear down on: sail towards another vessel, of a ship

Other hyponyms of approach include drive up, bear down upon, edge in, edge up, close, crowd, push.

approach (noun)	bear down on (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a way of entering or leaving
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
a close approximation
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
the event of one object coming closer to another
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

approach (verb)	bear down on (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion	exert a force with a heavy weight
move towards	sail towards another vessel, of a ship
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

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