What does Be spared to mean here
so far, rural states have, like central Europe, been spared the worst.

Hi, can anyone tell me the meaning of this sentence. Does it mean ‘rural areas have been hit most’ or ‘rural areas have escaped from the worst situation’? Thank you!

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What does Be spared to mean here
so far, rural states have, like central Europe, been spared the worst.

Hi, can anyone tell me the meaning of this sentence. Does it mean ‘rural areas have been hit most’ or ‘rural areas have escaped from the worst situation’? Thank you!

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Jazmin is correct.

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To be spared: to not receive something

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'rural areas have been spared (from) the worst'.
There's an implied 'from'. it may help if you see that.

'rural areas have been spared/saved from the worst'.

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second option ‘rural areas have escaped from the worst situation’

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thank you all for your answers :D

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