Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - born
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Born
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biographical name Max 1882-1970 German physicist BORN adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English boren, past participle of beran to carry — more at bear Date: before 12th century 1. a. brought forth by or as if by birth b. native — usually used in combination American-~ c. deriving or resulting from — usually used in combination poverty-~ crime 2. a. having from birth specified qualities a ~ leader b. being in specified circumstances from birth nobly ~ ~ to wealth 3. destined from or as if from birth ~ to succeed
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adj. 1 existing as a result of birth. 2 a being such or likely to become such by natural ability or quality (a born leader). b (usu. foll. by to + infin.) having a specified destiny or prospect (born lucky; born to be king; born to lead men). 3 (in comb.) of a certain status by birth (French-born; well-born). Phrases and idioms born-again (attrib.) converted (esp. to fundamentalist Christianity). born and bred by birth and upbringing. in all one's born days colloq. in one's life so far. not born yesterday colloq. not stupid; shrewd. Etymology: past part. of BEAR(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. прирожденный born poet —- прирожденный поэт 2. задуманный Id: in all one's born days —- за всю свою жизнь 3. p-p. от bear ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. прирожденный - poet born in all ones born days - за всю свою жизнь BORN under the rose рожденный вне брака, незаконнорожденный ...Англо-русский словарь
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother’s body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent. My mother was 40 when I was born... He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad... Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen. V-PASSIVE: be V-ed, be V-ed of/to n, V-ed of/to n 2. If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born. He was born with only one lung... Some people are born brainy... I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper... We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish. V-PASSIVE: no cont, be V-ed with n, be V-ed adj, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed n 3. You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name. (FORMAL) She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946. V-PASSIVE: no cont, be V-ed n 4. You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well. Jack was a born teacher. ADJ: ADJ n 5. When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity. (FORMAL) Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born... Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis. V-PASSIVE: be V-ed, be V-ed out of/of n 6. see also -born, first born, newborn 7. to be born and bred: see breed to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth: see spoon ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 a past participle of bear1 ~2 adj 1 be born when a person or animal is born it comes out of its mother's body, or out of an egg (Forty lambs were born this spring.) + in (Swift was born in 1667. | I was born in a small southern town in the USA.) + a (In those days most babies were born at home.) + on (I was born on December 15th 1973.) newly-born (recently born) (a newly-born baby | be born into/to/of (=be born in a particular situation, type of family etc)) (Frank was born into a wealthy family.) be born with (=have a particular disease, type of character etc since birth) (Jenny was born with a cleft palate. | be born blind/deaf/etc (=be blind, deaf etc when born) | be born lucky/unlucky etc (=always be lucky, unlucky etc) | Australian/French etc born (=born in or as a citizen of Australia etc)) (Australian born rock icon Nick Cave) 2 be born to do/be sth to be very suitable for a particular job, activity etc 3 born leader/teacher/musician etc someone who has a strong natural ability to lead, teach etc 4 »START EXISTING« something that is born starts to exist (And so the concept of the jet engine was born.) 5 born of/out of existing as a result of something (Bill spoke with a cynicism born of bitter experience.) 6 born and bred born and having grown up in a particular place and having the typical qualities of someone from that place (born and bred in Liverpool) 7 I wasn't born yesterday spoken used to tell someone you think is deceiving you that you are not stupid enough to believe them 8 in all my born days spoken old-fashioned used to express surprise at something that you have never heard about or experienced before (Well, I've never heard of such a thing in all my born days!) 9 there's one born every minute spoken used to say that someone has been very stupid or easily deceived 10 be born under a lucky/unlucky star to always have good or bad luck in your life (- see also natural-born) 11 be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be born into a rich family 12 be born on the wrong side of the...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. boren, alt. pp. of beran (see bear (v.)). Distinction between born and borne is 17c. Born-again (adj.), of Christians, is from 1961, based on John 3:3. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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