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Born  (bôrn), Max 1882-1970.

German-born physicist. He shared a 1954 Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics.

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born  (bôrn)

v.

A past participle of bear¹.

adj. Abbr. b.

1.

a. Brought into life by birth.

b. Brought into existence; created: A new nation was born with the revolution.

2.

a. Having from birth a particular quality or talent: a born artist.

b. Destined, or seemingly destined, from birth: a person born to lead.

3. Resulting or arising: wisdom born of experience.

4. Native to a particular country, region, or place. Often used in combination: Irish-born; Southern born and bred; Boston-born.

Idiom:

born yesterday

Naive or ignorant. Used in negative constructions: Of course I can use a computer; I wasn't born yesterday.

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born [bɔːn]

vb

1. the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear¹ [4]

was not born yesterday is not gullible or foolish

adj

1. possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth a born musician

2.

a.  being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified ignobly born

b.  (in combination) lowborn

in all one's born days Informal so far in one's life

Usage: Care should be taken not to use born where borne is intended: he had borne (not born) his ordeal with great courage; the following points should be borne in mind

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Born [bɔːn]

n

(Biographies / Born, Max (1882-1970) M, Britishnational of birth: German, SCIENCE: physicist) Max. 1882-1970, British nuclear physicist, born in Germany, noted for his fundamental contribution to quantum mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1954

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Born - British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) Max Born
Adj.	1.	born - brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" unborn - not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations"
	2.	born - being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" innate, natural intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

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born

verb brought into this world, delivered She was born in London on April 29, 1923.

Translations

born [bɔːn]

A. PP of bear → nacido
to be born (lit) → nacer (fig) [idea] → surgir, nacer
I was born in 1955 → nací en 1955
a daughter was born to them → les nació una hija
to be born again → renacer, volver a nacer
evil is born of idleness → la pereza es madre de todos los vicios
he wasn't born yesterday! → ¡no se chupa el dedo!

B. ADJ [actor, leader] → nato
he is a born liar → es mentiroso por naturaleza
a Londoner born and bred → londinense de casta y cuna
in all my born days → en mi vida

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born [ˈbɔː^rn] adj
to be born → naître
I was born in 1982 → Je suis né en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-deux.
born blind → aveugle de naissance
a born comedian → un comédien-né
to be born of sb, to be born to sb → être né(e) de qn
born-again [ˈbɔː^rnəgɛn] adj
born-again Christian (male) → nouveau chrétien m; (female) → nouvelle chrétienne f

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born ptp of bear¹ VT h; to be born (person, fig: idea) → geboren werden; (fig: organization) → entstehen; I was born in 1948 → ich bin or wurde 1948 geboren; when were you born? → wann sind Sie geboren?; he was born Harry Webb → er wurde als Harry Webb geboren; to be born again → wiedergeboren werden; every baby born into the world → jedes Kind, das auf die Welt kommt; he was born to a life of hardship/into a rich family → er wurde in ein schweres Leben/eine reiche Familie hineingeboren; to be born deaf → von Geburt an taub sein; the baby was born dead → das Baby wurde tot geboren or war eine Totgeburt; he was just born to be Prime Minister → er war zum Premierminister geboren; I wasn’t born yesterday (inf) → ich bin nicht von gestern (inf); there’s one born every minute! (fig inf) → die Dummen werden nicht alle!; the characteristics which are born in us → die uns angeborenen Eigenschaften; he was born of poor parents → er war das Kind armer Eltern; with that confidence born of experience → mit dem aus Erfahrung hervorgegangenen Selbstvertrauen

adj suf (= native of) he is Chicago- born → er ist ein gebürtiger or geborener Chicagoer; his foreign-/French-born wife → seine Frau, die Ausländerin/gebürtige Französin ist

adj → geboren; he is a born poet/teacher → er ist der geborene Dichter/Lehrer; an Englishman born and bred → ein echter or waschechter (inf) → Engländer; in all my born days (inf) → mein Lebtag (dated), → in meinem ganzen Leben

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born [bɔːn] adj → nato/a
to be born (also) (fig) → nascere
I was born in 1955 → sono nato nel 1955
born blind → cieco/a dalla nascita
a Roman born and bred → un romano di Roma, un romano doc
the revolution was born of the workers' discontent → la rivoluzione scaturì dallo scontento degli operai
to be born again → rinascere
I wasn't born yesterday! (fam) → non sono nato ieri!
in all my born days (fam) → in tutta la mia vita
a born actor/musician → un attore/musicista nato
a born liar → un(a) bugiardo/a matricolato/a
a born fool → un(a) perfetto/a cretino/a

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born [bɔːn] adj → nato/a
to be born (also) (fig) → nascere
I was born in 1955 → sono nato nel 1955
born blind → cieco/a dalla nascita
a Roman born and bred → un romano di Roma, un romano doc
the revolution was born of the workers' discontent → la rivoluzione scaturì dallo scontento degli operai
to be born again → rinascere
I wasn't born yesterday! (fam) → non sono nato ieri!
in all my born days (fam) → in tutta la mia vita
a born actor/musician → un attore/musicista nato
a born liar → un(a) bugiardo/a matricolato/a
a born fool → un(a) perfetto/a cretino/a

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