born
- adjective
- /bɔrn/
- It means the well born, the well sired.
Fareed Zakaria, who was born in Mumbai, India.
- Fareed Zakaria, who was born in Mumbai, India.
- Perhaps it's best to forget that first born male theory of genius.
- People, when they're born, grow old and die.
- My expectations Well, I wasn't born yesterday, so pretty low.
- And maybe even before you're born, but it's all up here.
- Just a small town boy born and raised in South.
- Yes, flight born of wonder or flight born of curiosity.
- Bill Gates says if you're born poor, that's not your fault.
- I do know that E was born in D Appalachian.
- So Kim Jong Un, when he they're born, they treat like gods.
- Like with dreads and wasn't born in the UK to get about it.
- They have the trait that's born to two unaffected parents.
Examples
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I mean, there are people that are born missing an arm.
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So this first one is you were born into a rich family.
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Our brains from the day we're born back, even before we're born.
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As such, Prince Philip was born a Prince of Greece and Denmark.
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They have the trait that's born to two unaffected parents.
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He was born to parents who were both artists, which influenced his creativity.
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Many believe that some musicians are simply born with a natural talent for music.
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Although she was born in a small town, she went on to achieve great success.
Synonyms
To start life as a baby when you come into the world
To start or create something
To start to exist
To be born and start life
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
You say this when you are surprised to have never seen something in your life
Compounds
A person who becomes very religious again after a strong personal change in their faith
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word born comes from an old English word meaning 'to carry' and is the same root as bear, so it originally meant 'brought into life' or 'coming from birth', which is why we say someone was born in Paris or that an idea was born out of need.