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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
born
born verb, adjective BrE [bɔːn] NAmE [bɔːrn] verb be born (used only in the passive, without by) 1. (abbr.b.)to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life • I was born in 1976. • He was born in a small village in northern Spain. •She was born with a weak heart. •~ into sth She was born into a very musical family. •~ of/to sb He was born of/to German parents. •+ adj. Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born). •+ noun John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth). 2. (of an idea, an organization, a feeling, etc.)to start to exist •the city where the protest movement was born •~ (out) of sth She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation. 3. -born (in compounds)born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned •firstborn •nobly-born •French-born see also ↑newborn more at not know you are born at ↑know v., to the manner born at ↑manner, be/be born/be made that/this way at ↑way n. Word Origin: Old English boren, past participle of beran ‘to bear’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre. Collocations: The ages of life Childhood/youth be born and raised/bred in Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood grow up in a musical family/an orphanage; on a farm be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters) reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties undergo/experience physical/psychological changes give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure assert your independence/individuality Adulthood leave school/university/home go out to work (at sixteen) get/find a job/partner be/get engaged/married have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job settle down and have kids/children/a family begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry) prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a (major) turning point for sb/in your life/career reach/be well into/settle into middle age have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis take/consider early retirement approach/announce/enjoy your retirement Old age have/see/spend time with your grandchildren take up/pursue/develop a hobby get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension approach/save for/die from old age live to a ripe old age reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic) be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic) die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness Example Bank: •I was born and bred in Texas. •She was born into a wealthy family. •The part is played by an American-born actress. •Their child was born with a serious medical problem. •babies who are born to very young mothers •to be born of noble parents Idioms: ↑born and bred ▪ ↑born to be something ▪ ↑born with a silver spoon in your mouth ▪ ↑in all my born days ▪ ↑not be born yesterday ▪ ↑there's one born every minute adjective only before noun having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job •a born athlete/writer/leader •a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful) Word Origin: [born] Old English boren, past participle of beran ‘to bear’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.
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