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Also Inflected form of bear

born

UK/bɔːn/ US/boɹn/ very common
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

brought into existence

  • “he was a child born of adultery”
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2.

being talented through inherited qualities

  • “a natural leader”
  • “a born musician”
  • “an innate talent”
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noun

1.

British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

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Origin

From Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, from Proto-West Germanic *boran, *gaboran, from Proto-Germanic *buranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to bear + -en.

Phrases

  • bear in other senses past participle of bear in other senses.

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