born

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US /boɹn/ UK /bɔːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #764

Meanings

1

verb
Brought into life by birth (past participle of bear).

She was born in a small village near the coast.
2

adj
Having a quality or talent naturally, from birth.

He is a born leader who people instinctively follow.
3

adj
Existing or coming about as a result of something.

Their friendship was born of years spent working side by side.

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2 adj · having a quality or talent... natural

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Etymology

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”).

born Middle English boren Middle English *boran Proto-West Germanic *buranaz Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic

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# born

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /boɹn/
**IPA (UK):** /bɔːn/
**Frequency rank:** 764

## Meanings
1. Brought into life by birth (past participle of bear).
2. Having a quality or talent naturally, from birth.
3. Existing or coming about as a result of something.

## Examples
- She was born in a small village near the coast.
- He is a born leader who people instinctively follow.
- Their friendship was born of years spent working side by side.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: born
- Root: boren
- Root: *boran
- Root: *buranaz
- Root: *beraną

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Born is 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include born (Middle English), boren (Old English), *boran (Proto-West Germanic), *buranaz (Proto-Germanic), and *beraną (Proto-Germanic). Current senses include brought into life by birth (past participle of bear), having a quality or talent naturally, from birth, and existing or coming about as a result of something.

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