Born
[bɔːn] or [bɔrn]
Definition
(noun.) British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970).
(adj.) brought into existence; 'he was a child born of adultery' .
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Definition
(p. p.) of Bear
(v. t.) Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
(v. t.) Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.
Edited by Constantine
Definition
adj. limited narrow-minded.
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."
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Examples
- I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Dejah Thoris in the clutches of the First Born! Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He was born in the tenth year of our marriage, just when I had given up all hope of being a father. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- THOMAS ALVA EDISON was born at Milan Ohio, February 11, 1847. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He is no doubt born with an appetite--probably, when he is in a safer state of health, he has an excellent appetite. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A doleful place to be born and bred in, Tattycoram? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I was born in a ditch, and my mother ran away from me. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- For this reason I avoided this high-born damsel. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- These were not enemies; they were born among us, and yet we have killed them all. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Gerty knelt beside her, waiting, with the patience born of experience, till this gust of misery should loosen fresh speech. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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