"bear the scars" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bears the scars [present, singular, third-person], bearing the scars [participle, present], bore the scars [past], borne the scars [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> the scars}} 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.
    Sense id: en-bear_the_scars-en-verb-6JAegLUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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