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born

brought forth by birth: He was born in a log cabin.

Not to be confused with:

borne – past participle of the verb bear: She had always borne the burden of responsibility.

born

(bôrn)

A past participle of bear¹.

adj.

a. Brought into life by birth.

b. Brought into existence; created: A new nation was born with the revolution.

a. Having from birth a particular quality or talent: a born artist.

b. Destined, or seemingly destined, from birth: a person born to lead.

3. Resulting or arising: wisdom born of experience.

4. Native to a particular country, region, or place. Often used in combination: Irish-born; Southern born and bred; Boston-born.

Idiom:

born yesterday

Naive or ignorant. Used in negative constructions: Of course I can use a computer; I wasn't born yesterday.

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born

(bɔːn)

1. the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear¹⁴

2. was not born yesterday is not gullible or foolish

adj

3. possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth: a born musician.

a. being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified: ignobly born.

b. (in combination): lowborn.

5. in all one's born days informal so far in one's life

Usage: Care should be taken not to use born where borne is intended: he had borne (not born) his ordeal with great courage; the following points should be borne in mind

Born

(bɔːn)

(Biography) Max. 1882–1970, British nuclear physicist, born in Germany, noted for his fundamental contribution to quantum mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1954

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born

(bɔrn)

adj.

1. brought forth by birth.

2. possessing from birth the quality, circumstances, or character stated: a born musician.

3. native to the locale stated: a German-born scientist.

4. a pp. of bear ¹ .

Idioms:

born yesterday, (often used in the negative) naive; inexperienced: Don't patronize me - I wasn't born yesterday.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English boren (past participle of beran to bear¹)]

usage: See bear¹.

Born

(bɔrn)

n.

Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel prize 1954.

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Noun	1.	Born - British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) Max Born
Adj.	1.	born - brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" unborn - not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations"
	2.	born - being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" innate, natural intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

born

verb brought into this world, delivered She was born in London on April 29, 1923.

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Translations

بِالفِطْرَة

роденроденародениродено

rozený

født

geboren

γεννημένος

nacido nato parido dar a luz

syntynytsyntyneet

né née naître

rođen

lahir

nato non sono nato ieri p.p. di to bear

生まれながらの

타고난

rojen

föddfött

ที่เป็นมาโดยกำเนิด

doğuştan

bẩm sinh

天生的

born

[bɔːn]

A. PP of bear → nacido
to be born (lit) → nacer (fig) [idea] → surgir, nacer
I was born in 1955 → nací en 1955
a daughter was born to them → les nació una hija
to be born again → renacer, volver a nacer
evil is born of idleness → la pereza es madre de todos los vicios
he wasn't born yesterday! → ¡no se chupa el dedo!

B. ADJ [actor, leader] → nato
he is a born liar → es mentiroso por naturaleza
a Londoner born and bred → londinense de casta y cuna
in all my born days → en mi vida

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born

[ˈbɔː^rn] adj
to be born → naître
I was born in 1982 → Je suis né en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-deux.
born blind → aveugle de naissance
a born comedian → un comédien-né
to be born of sb, to be born to sb → être né(e) de qnborn-again [ˈbɔː^rnəgɛn] adj
born-again Christian (male) → nouveau chrétien m; (female) → nouvelle chrétienne f

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born

ptp of bear¹ VT h; to be born (person, fig: idea) → geboren werden; (fig: organization) → entstehen; I was born in 1948 → ich bin or wurde 1948 geboren; when were you born? → wann sind Sie geboren?; he was born Harry Webb → er wurde als Harry Webb geboren; to be born again → wiedergeboren werden; every baby born into the world → jedes Kind, das auf die Welt kommt; he was born to a life of hardship/into a rich family → er wurde in ein schweres Leben/eine reiche Familie hineingeboren; to be born deaf → von Geburt an taub sein; the baby was born dead → das Baby wurde tot geboren or war eine Totgeburt; he was just born to be Prime Minister → er war zum Premierminister geboren; I wasn’t born yesterday (inf) → ich bin nicht von gestern (inf); there’s one born every minute! (fig inf) → die Dummen werden nicht alle!; the characteristics which are born in us → die uns angeborenen Eigenschaften; he was born of poor parents → er war das Kind armer Eltern; with that confidence born of experience → mit dem aus Erfahrung hervorgegangenen Selbstvertrauen

adj suf (= native of) he is Chicago- born → er ist ein gebürtiger or geborener Chicagoer; his foreign-/French-born wife → seine Frau, die Ausländerin/gebürtige Französin ist

adj → geboren; he is a born poet/teacher → er ist der geborene Dichter/Lehrer; an Englishman born and bred → ein echter or waschechter (inf) → Engländer; in all my born days (inf) → mein Lebtag (dated), → in meinem ganzen Leben

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born

[bɔːn] adj → nato/a
to be born (also) (fig) → nascere
I was born in 1955 → sono nato nel 1955
born blind → cieco/a dalla nascita
a Roman born and bred → un romano di Roma, un romano doc
the revolution was born of the workers' discontent → la rivoluzione scaturì dallo scontento degli operai
to be born again → rinascere
I wasn't born yesterday! (fam) → non sono nato ieri!
in all my born days (fam) → in tutta la mia vita
a born actor/musician → un attore/musicista nato
a born liar → un(a) bugiardo/a matricolato/a
a born fool → un(a) perfetto/a cretino/a

born

→ بِالفِطْرَة rozený født geboren γεννημένος nacido, nato syntynyt né rođen nato 生まれながらの 타고난 geboren født urodzony nascido прирожденный född ที่เป็นมาโดยกำเนิด doğuştan bẩm sinh 天生的

born

a. nacido-a;

___ alive → ___ vivo;

new ___ → recién nacido-a;

vi.

to be ___ → nacer.

born

adj nacido; to be — nacer

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Every child born to him by his "sisters" was put away at once.

When the king heard that Baleka was sick he did not kill her outright, because he loved her a little, but he sent for me, commanding me to attend her, and when the child was born to cause its body to be brought to him, according to custom, so that he might be sure that it was dead.

You come to murder the babe that shall be born of me."

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Thy fall, O Oedipus, thy piteous fall Warns me none born of women blest to call.

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Grant lovely song and celebrate the holy race of the deathless gods who are for ever, those that were born of Earth and starry Heaven and gloomy Night and them that briny Sea did rear.

From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night; but of Night were born Aether (5) and Day, whom she conceived and bare from union in love with Erebus.

147-163) And again, three other sons were born of Earth and Heaven, great and doughty beyond telling, Cottus and Briareos and Gyes, presumptuous children.

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"I hope that you may find a propitious moment," he said, with a laugh, "for it is certain that in all my life I have never seen one in which a prisoner of the First Born might escape."

It was dug ages ago by the slaves of the First Born in such utter secrecy that no thern ever guessed its existence.

"Thus the therns are used as the principal means for collecting the wealth and labour that the First Born wrest from them as they need it.

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It is a very hard thing upon the great men of past centuries, that they should have come into the world so soon, because a man who was born three or four hundred years ago, cannot reasonably be expected to have had as many relations before him, as a man who is born now.

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The child was indeed to all appearances perfect; but the midwife discovered it was born a month before its full time.