born
adjective
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Definition of born
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: brought forth by or as if by birth
The baby was born prematurely. She was born in Germany. a mentality born in the computer age
b
: native
—usually used in combination American-born
c
: deriving or resulting from
a partnership born of necessity
—usually used in combination poverty-born crime
2a
: having from birth specified qualities
was born blind Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens. a born leader
b
: being in specified circumstances from birth
nobly born born poor born into wealth
3
: destined from or as if from birth
born to succeed
Born
biographical name
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Definition of Born (Entry 2 of 2)
Max 1882–1970 German physicist
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Examples of born in a Sentence
Adjective
She was born in a hospital. He was born on a farm. She was born in Nigeria in 1911. The baby was born on July 31st. Their second son was born prematurely. Both twins were born healthy.
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Shaw has said he was reborn after the shooting and years later would become a born-again Christian. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Concern over Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill circulates," 9 June 2019 In his mid-40s, Mr. Phillips had quietly become a born-again Christian after attending a Billy Graham rally. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Raytheon’s Thomas Phillips: The CEO Who Refused to Tell His Own Story," 18 Jan. 2019 Some team members, like Gregory and Chris, both 13 years old and born days apart, have been playing together since the age of 6 or 7. — Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, "Longtime Pals on Staten Island Dream Team March to Little League World Series," 21 Aug. 2018 The 18-year-old, born Megan Bulow, only just finished school. — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, "Electro-Pop Singer bülow Talks Her Pair of 'Damaged' EPs: 'Being Honest Doesn't Mean You Are Weak'," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'born.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for born
born
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of born
: brought into life by the process of birth
: having certain qualities or characteristics from the time of birth
—used to describe the place where someone was born —often used in combination
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born
adjective
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Kids Definition of born
1
: brought into life by birth
2
: brought into existence
General Washington went on to … victory, and the United States was born.— Judith Berry Griffin, Phoebe the Spy
3
: having a certain characteristic from or as if from birth
a born leader
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