borne

CEFRC1

/bɔːn/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Carried or endured by someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Sweet scents are borne on soft breezes.

  • The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /boɹn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. carried, supported.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of bear

More examples

In context

  • Miranda: I ſhould ſinne / To thinke but Noblie of my Grand-mother, / Good wombes haue borne bad ſonnes.

  • “Can't you understand that love without confidence is a worthless thing—and that had you trusted me I would have borne any obloquy with you.[…]”

  • Irving is further required, as a matter of practice, to spell out what he contends are the specific defamatory meanings borne by those passages.

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The negative consequences of the policy were blank entirely by the workers.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).