Born meaning in English
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Definition
(I was) born (in 1976): (I) came into existence (in 1976)
Note the following constructions:
I was born on November 17th, 1971.
I was born at the Happy Family clinic.
I was born in Arkansas.
I am a born actor. I have a natural ability to act.
I was born at the Happy Family clinic.
I was born in Arkansas.
I am a born actor. I have a natural ability to act.
Examples
- "From giant purple egg was born mother country of Kalackistan, then other minor countries like USA, and Belarus and Zimbababwe."
- "A born gambler, he is at his best when the stakes are high."
- "Stephanie : Once they're born, the baby kangaroos look like slimy little embryos."
- "On a lighter note, a baby panda was born yesterday at the National Zoo in Washington DC."
- "But it was only after Fergus's son, Angus, took the initiative to realize his father's dream of a clean nation, that McGillicutty's Soap Warehouse was born."
- "Will flexible working hours be possible once the little darling is born?"
- "Jean : I am born in... ninety... seventeen... eight."
- "And what year were you born?"
- "Announcer : One hundred and ten years ago today, our spectacular leader, General Horatio Oléré, was born."
- "Born in 1900, Xavier was a simple man who created complex perfumes."
- "You, Jean, were born to follow."
- "Born on July 14, 1961, Bruno Delavigne spent the first years of his childhood in San Francisco, with his older brother Felix."
- "Rose : You don't have to stick around after the child is born."
- "Reporter : You know, the basics: what country you were born in, how long you've been living in the States, whether or not you're an illegal alien, you know that sort of thing."
- "From giant purple egg was born mother country of Kalackistan, then other minor countries like USA, and Belarus and Zimbabwe."
- "Wang attributes his success to his astrological sign, and is on the record as saying that those born the year of the Cock (1957) are mentally superior to those born in other years, particularly the year of the Goat (Bruno, you are a Goat."
- "Announcer : One hundred and ten years ago today, our spectacular leader General Horatio Oléré was born."
- "Bob Carter : I don't see how this is relevant, but I was born in Wichita, Kansas on the 13th of November."
- "Let's wrap up today's broadcast with some audio recordings from the zoo, where little Huan Huan II became just the fourth panda ever born on American soil."
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