to be born
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1.0
- phrasal verb
- /bi bɔrn/
- His father left him when he was born, his mother left.
- children are born
- babies are born
- be born in another country
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- Have they do they know that he was born on earth?
- So I know your brother was born in jail.
- My first son was born in Hollis St.
- I didn't know if you were born in Chernobyl.
- His father left him when he was born, his mother left.
- So my background, I was born to Mavis Pritchard.
- I have friends, literally, who are born without limbs.
- The doctor one month before my son was born was like, you're dying.
- His first child was born male at birth named Xavier.
- You can see exactly how many children were born per country per year.
- At the time the baby was born you say?
- Well, Mozart was born with perfect pitch.
Examples
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I was born here in England.
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So I know your brother was born in jail.
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Bruce wrote back that the baby, a boy, had been born the week before.
Fiction book (1990) -
President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
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I was born in a small town near the coast.
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My daughter was born during a snowstorm last winter.
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He was born into a family of musicians and artists.
Synonyms
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To be born and start life
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to come into existence at birth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'be' (to exist) with 'born' (to come into life). This simple existential + birth composition is common across languages and follows normal English grammar, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase be born gives a simple picture: a baby comes out of its mother's body and enters the world. That's why be + born means 'to come into existence at birth'.