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borne a grudge

borne a grudge is the past participle of bear a grudge.

Meaning of bear a grudge

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of hold a grudge.
    • Barlow, 73, bears no grudge that she spent decades being neglected by both commercial and public galleries.2017 May 10, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, “Phyllida Barlow: I couldn't have coped if fame had come 20 years ago”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    hold a grudge

Questions about borne a grudge

What is borne a grudge the past participle of?
Borne a grudge is the past participle of bear a grudge.

Words near borne a grudge in the dictionary

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  2. bornaviral
  3. bornavirus
  4. bornaviruses
  5. borne
  6. borne a grudge
  7. borne a hand
  8. borne against
  9. borne away
  10. borne away the bell
  11. borne date

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