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Which is the definition of the word borne as it is used in the excerpt below?

THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.

to give birth to
to support
to hold or remain firm under
a circular sofa

User UweB
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Definitely to support none of the others make sense, it’s easy if you add the options after the word and read the sentence
User Jay Dhameliya
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Answer:

to support

Step-by-step explanation:

"Borne" is the past participle of the verb "bear" (bear, borne, borne) meaning to support, to carry, to hold in mind, to suffer.

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