bear on vs hit

bear on is not a noun while hit is a noun.

bear on and hit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

bear on: have an effect upon
hit: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

Other hyponyms of bear on include strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, excite, stimulate, process, treat, hydrolise, hydrolize, color, colour, distort, tinge, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, strike, subject, bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, act upon, influence, work, slam-dunk.

bear on (noun)	hit (noun)
	the act of contacting one thing with another
	a conspicuous success
	(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
	a connection made via the internet to another website
	a dose of a narcotic drug
	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

bear on (verb)	hit (verb)
have an effect upon	pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
be relevant to	hit with a missile from a weapon
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	hit the intended target or goal
	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
	cause to move by striking
	affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	drive something violently into a location
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	cause to experience suddenly
	encounter by chance
	kill intentionally and with premeditation

Difference between bear on and hit

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