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bore away

bore away is the simple past of bear away.

Meaning of bear away

Verb

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

  1. To steer away from the wind

Questions about bore away

What is bore away the simple past of?
Bore away is the simple past of bear away.

Words near bore away in the dictionary

  1. Bordwellian
  2. bore
  3. bore a grudge
  4. bore a hand
  5. bore against
  6. bore away
  7. bore away the bell
  8. bore date
  9. bore down
  10. bore down on
  11. bore draw

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