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borne the scars

borne the scars is the past participle 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 borne the scars

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

Words near borne the scars in the dictionary

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

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