Meanings
verbbear a grudge (third-person singular simple present bears a grudge, present participle bearing a grudge, simple past bore a grudge, past participle borne a grudge)
present singular third person bears a grudge · participle present bearing a grudge · past bore a grudge · participle past borne a grudge
- Synonym of hold a grudge.
Barlow, 73, bears no grudge that she spent decades being neglected by both commercial and public galleries.
2017 May 10, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, “Phyllida Barlow: I couldn't have coped if fame had come 20 years ago”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: hold a grudge
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verbSynonym of hold a grudge.
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