born

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verb be born

ADVERB

▪ prematurely

PREPOSITION

▪ into

▪

She was born into a wealthy family.

▪ of (formal)

▪

to be born of noble parents

▪ to

▪

babies who are born to very young mothers

▪ with

▪

Their child was born with a serious medical problem.

PHRASES

▪ be born alive, be born dead

▪ be born and bred, be born and brought up (esp. BrE), be born and raised (esp. AmE)

▪

I was born and bred in Texas.

▪ be born blind, deaf, etc.

▪ be born out of wedlock, be born outside marriage (esp. BrE), be born outside of marriage (esp. AmE)

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adj.

Born is used with these nouns: ↑leader, ↑loser