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borne.

carried, supported.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/boɹn/General-American[bo̞ɹn]General-American/boːɹn/
  1. carried, supported.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).

verb/bɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/boɹn/General-American[bo̞ɹn]General-American/boːɹn/
  1. past participle of bear

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).

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