born.
Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
Meaning & usage
Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
In the United States, information describing the operation of nuclear weapons is born secret.
a born leader
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born 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. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gebooren (“born”), West Frisian berne (“born”), Dutch geboren (“born”), German geboren (“born”), Swedish boren (“born”).
past participle of bear; given birth to.
Although not born in the country, she qualifies for nationality through her grandparents.
Born in 1937, I spent my early childhood in Spain.
past participle of bear in other senses.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born 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. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gebooren (“born”), West Frisian berne (“born”), Dutch geboren (“born”), German geboren (“born”), Swedish boren (“born”).
Alternative spelling of burn (a stream)
Where this word comes from
Dialectal variant of burn.
Alternative spelling of burn (with fire etc.)
Where this word comes from
Dialectal variant of burn.
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