Definitions for Born
bɔrnborn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Born, Max Bornadjective

   British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

2. bornadjective

   brought into existence

   "he was a child born of adultery"

3. natural, born(p), innate(p)adjective

   being talented through inherited qualities

   "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bornthe participle passive of bear.

   Their charge was always born by the queen, and duly paid out of the exchequer. Francis Bacon.

   The great men were enabled to oppress their inferiours; and their followers were born out and countenanced in wicked actions. John Davies, on Ireland.

   Upon some occasions, Clodius may be bold and insolent, born away by his passion. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Born

   Born typically refers to the act or process of coming into existence or being brought into the world, usually as a result of birth. It commonly refers to the moment when a living being begins its life or is delivered through childbirth, implying the start of their physical existence. The term "born" can also be used metaphorically to describe the origin or beginning of a concept, idea, or movement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Born

   of Bear

2. Bornverb

   brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth

3. Bornverb

   having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Born

   bawrn,—pa.p. of Bear, to bring forth.—Born again, having received new spiritual life or regeneration through Christ.—Born in, or with, inherited by birth; Born of, sprung from.—A born fool, one whose folly is from his birth—also in compounds, as English-born, eldest-born, base-born, gently-born, well-born, &c.—In one's born days, in one's life-time.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. born

   Cause to exist.

   The animals are born every spring and the farmer becomes so aware of which animals are going to give birth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

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1. BORN

   What does BORN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BORN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Born

   Born vs. Borne -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Born and Borne.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BORN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Born is ranked #5168 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Born surname appeared 6,771 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Born.
   
   94.1% or 6,376 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 129 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.1% or 77 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 62 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Born' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1299

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Born' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1218

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Born' in Verbs Frequency: #263

How to pronounce Born?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Born in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Born in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Born in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Born in a Sentence

1. The wise Pharoah Moe:

   Reading by itself is certainly not sufficient to breed wistfulness; a natural-born peculiarity of wisdom ought to exist in one's very brain cells, and reflected on his very deep beliefs and thoughts..

2. Ingrid Weir:

   Since all men are created equal, I have to thank God I was born a woman.

3. George Eliot, Romola, 1863:

   Our deeds are like children that are born to us; they live and act apart from our own will. Nay, children may be strangled, but deeds never: they have an indestructible life both in and out of our consciousness.

4. Faiz suri:

   ''You are born alone , complete your tasks as such ''

5. Eric Adams:

   There's a subtext to this story that I don't want to be missed, the three officers that were involved, two of them were born outside this country, one in India and one in the Dominican Republic, the third is a first generation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Born
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Born
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Born
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Born
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html