born

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/'bɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɔrn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bôrn)

From the verb bear: (⇒ conjugate)
born is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past p (Only for senses relating to birth and only in the passive)

Collocations for "born"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "born" in context.

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bear

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. bear in mind (that)
  2. (try to) bear it in mind
  3. bear the [colors, arms] of your [country, team]
  4. (still) bears the scars of
  5. right to bear [arms]
  6. bear the [burden, costs, brunt, responsibility]
  7. bear the weight of [the pillars, the columns, 500 kilos]
  8. can't bear [it, your lies, time-wasting, the pain]
  9. cannot bear to [think, imagine, watch, see]
  10. bear [witness, testimony] (to)
  11. bear [witness] to the [accident, event, crime]
  12. bore a grudge against [him, his ex-wife, her boss]
  13. bears a (striking) resemblance to
  14. bore (him) [three] children
  15. the [plant, tree, plan] bore fruit
  16. bear closer [inspection, examination]
  17. [doesn't, does not] bear scrutiny
  18. story (that) bears [retelling, repeating]
  19. bear [right, left] (at)
  20. will bear on [how, whether, what]
  21. [he, the heat, the sun] was bearing down on us
  22. how are you bearing up?
  23. bearing up well [since, after]
n
  1. a [grizzly, black, brown, polar] bear
  2. a [teddy, plush, cuddly] bear
  3. his favorite teddy bear
  4. the bear [came to, raided] our campsite
  5. [saw, heard] a bear
  6. [hugged, maimed, clawed] by a bear
  7. bears [dominated, influenced] the stock market
  8. slang: a [square, rude, bad news] bear
  9. a [huge, towering, lumbering] bear of a man
  10. UK: is like a bear with a sore head (today)
n as adj
  1. a bear [hug, attack, market]
  2. bear-baiting
'born' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AD - Australia - Belgium - Britain - British - Canada - China - England - English - Europe - European - France - German - Germany - Greece - Ireland - Israel - Italy - January - Japan - Lebanon - London - Mexican - Netherlands - North - Sweden - Switzerland - US - Wales - bastard - be - blind - blond - blonde - child - country - curse - deaf - defect - east - family - healthy - hole - leader - loser - mid - mouth - mutter - natural - nice

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