Born

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

Verb

1. a past participle of bear¹

2. not have been born yesterday not to be gullible or foolish

Adjective

1. possessing certain qualities from birth: a born musician

2. being in a particular social status at birth: ignobly born

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.

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

USAGE This word is spelled without an e: a new baby was born. The word borne, spelled with an e, is the past participle of the verb bear: he had borne his ordeal with great courage, not he had born his ordeal with great courage.

Translations

born [bɔːn] adj to be born → nacer;

I was born in 1960 → nací en 1960

born [bɔːn] adj to be born → naître;

I was born in 1960 → je suis né en 1960;

born blind → aveugle de naissance;

a born comedian → un comédien-né

born [bɔːn] adj to be born → geboren werden;

I was born in 1960 → ich bin or wurde 1960 geboren;

born blind → blind geboren, von Geburt (an) blind;

a born comedian → ein geborener Komiker

born [bɔːn] adj to be born → nascere;

I was born in 1960 → sono nato nel 1960;

born blind → cieco dalla nascita;

a born comedian → un comico nato