bourn
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- noun
- /bɔrn/
- Archaic
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límite
- Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, or it not the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country to whose bourn no traveler returns.
- bourn no traveler returns
Examples
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She had long since left that bourn in which we can be judged for our actions by anyone other than God.
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That bourn from which no traveler returns.
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The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns puzzles the will and makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?
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Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, but that the dread of something after death, the undiscover'd country from whose bourn no traveller returns, puzzles the will and makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?
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Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, but that the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns, puzzles the will and makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?
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In Shakespeare's play, the character muses about death, saying it is the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.
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The river serves as a natural bourn, marking the edge of the two neighboring countries.
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After many adventures, she finally reached the bourn that symbolized the end of her long journey.
Synonyms
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A final goal or place that someone aims to reach
The last date when something must happen
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bourn comes from old words that meant a 'boundary' and a small 'stream', so you can picture a river or border marking the edge of a place. That's why writers use bourn to mean the 'limit' or end of a journey or life.