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unborne

unborne is the past participle of unbear.

Meaning of unbear

Verb

unbear (third-person singular simple present unbears, present participle unbearing, simple past unbore, past participle unborne)

  1. (transitive) To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
    • […] he dashes to his destination at such a speed that when he stops the horse half smothers him in a cloud of steam.
      "Unbear him half a moment to freshen him up, and I'll be back."1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

Questions about unborne

What is unborne the past participle of?
Unborne is the past participle of unbear.

Words near unborne in the dictionary

  1. unbores
  2. unboring
  3. unborn
  4. unborn child
  5. unborn children
  6. unborne
  7. unbornness
  8. unborns
  9. unborrowable
  10. unborrowed
  11. unborrowing

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