bear the scars in English

Forms: bears the scars [present, singular, third-person], bearing the scars [participle, present], bore the scars [past], borne the scars [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,bore,borne>|head=~scar􂀿s:􂁀}} 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)

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"bear the scars" meaning in English

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