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borne the brunt

borne the brunt is the past participle of bear the brunt.

Meaning of bear the brunt

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.

Questions about borne the brunt

What is borne the brunt the past participle of?
Borne the brunt is the past participle of bear the brunt.

Words near borne the brunt in the dictionary

  1. borne off
  2. borne off from
  3. borne on
  4. borne oneself
  5. borne out
  6. borne the brunt
  7. borne the scars
  8. borne up
  9. borne upon
  10. borne with
  11. borne witness

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