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bear the brunt

bear the brunt verb: to endure the worst part of something.

Verb

bear the brunt (third-person singular simple present bears the brunt, present participle bearing the brunt, simple past bore the brunt, past participle borne the brunt)

  1. (idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.

bear the brunt meaning in Kannada

bear the brunt in Kannada

ಭಾರವಹಿಸು, ಭಾರ ತಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು

Forms of bear the brunt

third-person singular presentbears the brunt
present participlebearing the brunt
pastbore the brunt
past participleborne the brunt

Questions about bear the brunt

What does bear the brunt mean?
Bear the brunt means to endure the worst part of something.
What is bear the brunt in Kannada?
Bear the brunt in Kannada is ಭಾರವಹಿಸು, ಭಾರ ತಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು. See Bear the brunt meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is bear the brunt?
Bear the brunt is a verb.
What is the past tense of bear the brunt?
The past tense of bear the brunt is bore the brunt.

Words near bear the brunt in the dictionary

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  2. Bear State
  3. bear tamer
  4. bear tamers
  5. bear the bell
  6. bear the brunt
  7. bear the scars
  8. bear trap
  9. bear traps
  10. bear up
  11. bear upon

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