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Added 9 October 2026

born

/bɔːn/ verb

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past participle of bear; given birth to.
Although not born in the country, she qualifies for nationality through her grandparents.
past participle of bear in other senses.

adjective

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.

noun

Alternative spelling of burn

verb

Alternative spelling of burn

Origin

Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne 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”).

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