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  • 1grudge — grudge1 [grʌdʒ] n 1.) a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past grudge against ▪ Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? ▪ Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges . ▪ I m …

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  • 2grudge — 1 noun (C) 1 a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you (+ against): He s had a grudge against Bob ever since he was promoted. | bear (sb) a grudge (=continue to have a grudge) 2 grudge… …

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  • 3bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …

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  • 4begrudge — be|grudge [bıˈgrʌdʒ] v [T usually in negatives] 1.) to feel angry or upset with someone because they have something which you think they do not deserve begrudge sb sth ▪ We shouldn t begrudge her this success. 2.) to feel annoyed or unhappy that… …

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  • 5bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …

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  • 6bear*/ — [beə] (past tense bore [bɔː] ; past participle borne [bɔːn] ) verb [T] I 1) if you cannot bear someone or something, you do not like them at all or cannot accept them Most of her friends can t bear her husband.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought… …

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