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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Maya Angelou

Meaning of "born" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BORN

born  [bɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Born is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb born in English.

WHAT DOES BORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of born in the English dictionary

The definition of born in the dictionary is possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth. Other definition of born is being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BORN

PRESENT

Present
I born
you born
he/she/it borns
we born
you born
they born
Present continuous
I am borning
you are borning
he/she/it is borning
we are borning
you are borning
they are borning
Present perfect
I have borned
you have borned
he/she/it has borned
we have borned
you have borned
they have borned
Present perfect continuous
I have been borning
you have been borning
he/she/it has been borning
we have been borning
you have been borning
they have been borning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I borned
you borned
he/she/it borned
we borned
you borned
they borned
Past continuous
I was borning
you were borning
he/she/it was borning
we were borning
you were borning
they were borning
Past perfect
I had borned
you had borned
he/she/it had borned
we had borned
you had borned
they had borned
Past perfect continuous
I had been borning
you had been borning
he/she/it had been borning
we had been borning
you had been borning
they had been borning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will born
you will born
he/she/it will born
we will born
you will born
they will born
Future continuous
I will be borning
you will be borning
he/she/it will be borning
we will be borning
you will be borning
they will be borning
Future perfect
I will have borned
you will have borned
he/she/it will have borned
we will have borned
you will have borned
they will have borned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been borning
you will have been borning
he/she/it will have been borning
we will have been borning
you will have been borning
they will have been borning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would born
you would born
he/she/it would born
we would born
you would born
they would born
Conditional continuous
I would be borning
you would be borning
he/she/it would be borning
we would be borning
you would be borning
they would be borning
Conditional perfect
I would have born
you would have born
he/she/it would have born
we would have born
you would have born
they would have born
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been borning
you would have been borning
he/she/it would have been borning
we would have been borning
you would have been borning
they would have been borning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you born
we let´s born
you born
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to born
Past participle
borned
Present Participle
borning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BORN


airborne
ˈɛəˌbɔːn
Bon
bɔːn
borne
bɔːn
Capricorn
ˈkæprɪˌkɔːn
corn
kɔːn
dawn
dɔːn
drawn
drɔːn
horn
hɔːn
lawn
lɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
popcorn
ˈpɒpˌkɔːn
porn
pɔːn
reborn
riːˈbɔːn
thorn
θɔːn
torn
tɔːn
Trabzon
ˈtrɑːbzɔːn
unicorn
ˈjuːnɪˌkɔːn
warn
wɔːn
withdrawn
wɪðˈdrɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BORN

bork
Borlaug
borlotti bean
borm
Bormann
born on the wrong side of the blanket
born out of wedlock
born-again
born-free
borna disease
borne
Bornean
Borneo
borneol
Bornholm
Bornholm disease
bornite
bornitic
Borno
bornyl alcohol

WORDS THAT END LIKE BORN

acorn
adorn
Apeldoorn
bighorn
Dearborn
Doorn
first born
foreign-born
hawthorn
longhorn
Matterhorn
morn
Paderborn
scorn
stubborn
sweet corn
sworn
unborn
unworn
Zorn

Synonyms and antonyms of born in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «born» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BORN

Find out the translation of born to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of born from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «born» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天生的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nato
570 millions of speakers

English

born
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Born
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِالفِطْرَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прирожденный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nascido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বভাবসিদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lahir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geboren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生まれながらの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타고난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lair
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẩm sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடியில் பிறந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जन्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urodzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

природжений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înnăscut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεννημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gebore
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

född
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

født
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of born

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BORN»

The term «born» is very widely used and occupies the 2.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «born» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «born» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about born

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word born.
1
Edward Albert
Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate.
2
Maya Angelou
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
3
James Belushi
Heroes aren't born, they' re cornered. Oh, I was cornered. And I found out that I was no hero.
4
Polly Bergen
The interesting thing about me is that I was born poor, and I've lived rich and I've lived poor, and I know how to do both. People think rich is better. I don't know.
5
Shukla Bose
As a child, my mother had instilled in me a feeling of being born for a purpose.
6
Luis Bunuel
A paranoiac like a poet, is born, not made.
7
Elliott Carter
My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me.
8
Paula Cole
I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born.
9
Joe DiMaggio
All pitchers are born pitchers.
10
Melissa Etheridge
Gay people are born everyday. You will never legislate that away.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORN»

Discover the use of born in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to born and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the ...
With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner.
Chris McDougall, 2010
2
Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer ...
Examines advertising strategies that promote consumerism from the earliest ages, offering advice to parents and teachers on how to reverse the damaging effects of commercialism on developing children.
Juliet Schor, 2004
3
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
This book was written as an explanation to his fun-damentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic.
David B. Currie, 1996
4
Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects
Concise and richly illustrated, this popular book delivers the embryology knowledge you need in a highly efficient, reader-friendly manner.
Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia, 2011
5
The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born
The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.
Ayi Kwei Armah, 1988
6
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
But where had this powerful organization come from and why had Freemasonry been attacked by the Roman Catholic Church? Robinson answers those questions and more.
John J. Robinson, 2009
7
Handbook of Research on Born Globals
Providing a dynamic perspective on the development of successful born global firms, this book will prove essential reading for researchers and students of international business.
Mika Gabrielsson, Vishnu H. Kirpalani, 2012
8
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.
Steve Martin, 2008
9
Born Together—Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study
Segal offers an overview of the study’s scientific contributions and effect on public consciousness.
Nancy L. Segal, 2012
10
Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
“A landmark book in the science of emotions and its implications for ethics and human universals.”—Library Journal, starred review In this startling study of human emotion, Dacher Keltner investigates an unanswered question of human ...
Dacher Keltner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term born is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Bitcoin Fund Is Born, With Teething Pains
If you have an online brokerage account, you can now buy shares in a fund that aims to track the price of the digital currency called bitcoin. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Born in wedlock vs. born out of wedlock: “To me it's just a really big …
By statute Nikki cannot be recognized as a legal parent, because he was not born to a woman married to a man but instead was born to a ... «WTHITV.com, Jul 15»
3
Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Releases 'Born Work Die …
"Born Work Die", the new video from former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's MEAN MAN project, can be seen below. The track appears on ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
4
See Where Taylor Swift's "Tim McGraw" Was Born
One look at Taylor Swift's current real estate portfolio — thanks, Glamour magazine — and it's obvious how far she's come since she was just a ... «CMT.com, Jul 15»
5
Evangelist Who Said His Movie Would Change Minds About …
Comfort said that the trailer shows numerous people changing their minds about whether individuals are born gay — something that he ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
6
Las Vegas man's business born from tragic accident
Army veteran John Masson, who lost three limbs after stepping on an improvised explosive devise while serving in Afghanistan, left, and Kevin ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
7
I Want a President Born on the Fourth of July
I Want a President Born on the Fourth of July. By Christopher Chantrill. Just in time for the fireworks, Gallup reports that the share of Americans ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
8
Greeley-born actress Amanda Peterson found dead in her apartment
Peterson was one of three children born to Sylvia and Dr. James Peterson. Known in Hollywood simply as Amanda Peterson, she began her ... «Greeley Tribune, Jul 15»
9
DeAndre Jordan: Born to be a big man
For more from the 2015 Body Issue, check out espn.com/bodyissue! And pick up a copy on newsstands starting July 10. I was about 6-foot-3 my ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
10
Hawaii born Wood joins Union Berlin soccer team
Born in Hawaii, Wood moved to California to play youth soccer with the Irvine Strikers, then relocated to Germany in 2007 to join 1860 Munich. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»

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