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Collins English-English Dictionary
- born [bɔːn]
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vb
the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear
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2.
adj
possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth
- a born musician
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adj
being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified
- ignobly born
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adj
(in combination)
- lowborn
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adj
[Usage]
Care should be taken not to use born where borne is intended: he had borne (not born) his ordeal with great courage; the following points should be borne in mind
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vb
the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear
Examples
- My grandmother was born in 1919, while my grandfather was born in 1917.
- 我祖母生于1919年，祖父生于1917年。
- born two years apart
- 出生有两年了 → apart
- a born athlete
- 一个天生的运动员 → born
- nobly born
- 出身贵族的 → born
- in all my born days
- 我的一生，生平 → born
- a born-again romantic
- 激烈主张浪漫主义学派的人 → born-again
- the town in which he was born
- [亦用于介词后]他出生的那个城市 → which
- French born
- 法国出生的，法国籍 → born
- the year that he was born
- 他出生的年份 → that
- He was born on Friday the thirteenth, 1917.
- 他生于1917年，13号，星期五。
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