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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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