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borne

/bɔːn/

Meanings
  • Adjective or Past Tense Verb

    Born: Having come into existence, created, or brought into being.

    - "He was born in New York."
    - "The baby was born at 3:00 p.m."
    - "The company was born from a garage start-up."
  • Noun

    Borne: A burden or responsibility.

    - "The weight of the world seemed to be on his shoulders."
    - "The teacher bore the responsibility of disciplining her students."
    - "The company bore the cost of the project."

Pronunciation
  1. /bɔɹn/



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Synonyms

brook , endure
Rhymes
Words rhyming with borne
morne , borne again , thorne , gorne
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
  1. Borne (Scottish) : A village or small town

  2. Borne (Danish) : A bear


Homophones
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  1. Borne (Scottish) : A village or small town

  2. Borne (Danish) : A bear


Variants
List of all variants of borne that leads to same result
bear , borne , bear a hand , bear arms , bear fruit , bear in mind , bear with , beared , bearing , bearing a hand , bearing arms , bearing fruit , bearing in mind , bearing with , bears , bears a hand , bears arms , bears fruit , bears in mind , bears with , bore , bore a hand , bore arms , bore fruit , bore in mind , bore with , born , born fruit , borne a hand , borne arms , borne fruit , borne in mind , borne with , blood-borne , tick-borne , wind-borne , bear down , bear down on , bearing down , bearing down on , bears down , bears down on , bore down , bore down on , borne down , borne down on , bear out , bearing out , bears out , bore out , born out , borne out , bear up , bearing up , bears up , bore up , born up , borne up , food-borne , foodborne
Forms
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Born: Past tense and past participle of 'bear' or 'be' (depending on the context), Borne: Noun form


Etymology
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Old English 'beran' - to bear, bring up, produce; related to 'bēarn' - offspring.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'borne' comes from the Old English word 'beran', meaning 'to bear, bring up, or produce'.

  2. In heraldry, a 'borne' is a term used to describe a device or emblem displayed on a shield.

  3. The term 'borne' can also be used to describe the land on which a castle or fortress is built.


Related Concepts
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  1. Responsibility: The obligation to perform a duty or to maintain a particular standard.

  2. Burden: A heavy load or weight, either physical or metaphorical.


Culture
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The term 'borne' has been used extensively in literature and art to describe the burden or responsibility that characters carry. In Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar,' Brutus states, 'Who, as he is a man, hath no other reason why he should bear the office of a husband than as a man he might choose me, had not this other reason why I should have the office? Rightly consider'd, I know right reasons why I am Caesar's wife.

How to Memorize "borne"

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    - Imagine carrying a heavy load or responsibility on your shoulders.

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  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the word 'borne' and the idea of bearing a heavy load, such as 'B-O-R-N-E: Bear One Really Necessary Effort'.


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