Borne

//bɔːn// adj, name, verb

adj, name, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of bear form-of, participle, past

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    carried, supported. not-comparable

    "In the last rays of the setting sun, you could pick out far away down the reach his beard borne high up on the white structure, foaming up stream to anchor for the night."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
authoritarianbased onbearedbigotedbolsteredbraced

Example

More examples

"The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen."

Etymology

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

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