Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Usage example: does your rule about calling home apply to me as well?
Bear
Bear verb - To have a relation or connection.
Usage example: I just found another fact that bears on this issue
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Tenchi Universe, these abilities no longer apply, though she still drinks enough sake to kill a bear.
Source: Immune to Drugs -
Bear in mind that tropes which also apply to past games may apply here as well.
- Bear in mind also that, for this trope to apply, the fanon has to result from the hints.
Source: Writer-Induced Fanon
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