hold on vs bear on

hold on and bear on both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of hold on; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than hold on:

Other hypernyms of hold on include carry on, continue, preserve, uphold.

hold on (verb)	bear on (verb)
be persistent, refuse to stop	have an effect upon
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
hold the phone line open	be relevant to
hold firmly	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
retain possession of