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bore fruit

bore fruit is the simple past of bear fruit.

Meaning of bear fruit

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Of an effort, endeavor, etc., to produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.
    • Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, fruit.
    • After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit.

Questions about bore fruit

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

Words near bore fruit in the dictionary

  1. bore date
  2. bore down
  3. bore down on
  4. bore draw
  5. bore draws
  6. bore fruit
  7. bore in
  8. bore in mind
  9. bore in on
  10. bore in with
  11. bore lake

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