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bore the scars

bore the scars is the simple past of bear the scars.

Meaning of bear the scars

Verb

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

  1. To live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be easily forgotten.
    • She still bore the scars of a very acrimonious divorce, which made her wary of new commitments.

Questions about bore the scars

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

Words near bore the scars in the dictionary

  1. bore sight
  2. bore sighted
  3. bore sighting
  4. bore sights
  5. bore the brunt
  6. bore the scars
  7. bore up
  8. bore upon
  9. bore water
  10. bore with
  11. bore witness

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