Born
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɔːn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Born is a verb meaning past participle of bear; given birth to.
Meaning
past participle of bear; given birth to.
More Meanings
- Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
- (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn (a stream)
- (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn (with fire etc.)
- (obsolete) past participle of bear in other senses.
Example Sentences
a born leader
a Canadian-born singer-songwriter
Born in 1937, I spent my early childhood in Spain.
In some monasteries the severity of the clausure is hard to be born.
Word Forms
- borns
- bornin
- bornt
Synonyms for born
Depending on context, synonyms include innate, whelped, dropped, calved, foaled, hatched.
Antonyms for born
Common opposites include unborn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include innate, natural, hatched, dropped, calved, foaled.
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Sources & Attribution
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