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Is the past participle of “bear” “born” pr “borne”?
Is the past participle of “bear” “born” pr “borne”?
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Borne is correct. This word is almost never used in speech, you’ll only see it in writing
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@ThiagoChaves not in the context you are asking. We would only use that like if we are referring to being boring.
Example: “You’re such a bore” - you’re boring
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@ThiagoChaves also, bore can mean to drill into something so you might use it in the mining or construction industry
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@ThiagoChaves yes, I suppose that would be the correct last tense. It it just not used in speech really
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It’s sort of a fancy or poetic word so we don’t really use it.
However, there is a common expression “This is my cross to bear” which is used in speech. Basically it means that something is your responsibility
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@ThiagoChaves not quite. Using “my cross to bear” implies that what you have to do is either difficult or something you don’t want to do but are forced into.
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