born

UK /bɔːn/ US /boɹn/
adj 1noun 1verb 1name 1

Collocations

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(verb.)

ADV

prematurely

PREP

into

He was born into a family of musicians who encouraged his passion for playing the violin.

of

She was born of immigrant parents who worked hard to build a better life.

to

A child born to deaf parents often learns sign language as their first language.

with

My younger brother was born with red hair, just like our grandmother.

PHRASES

American, British, etc. born

My grandmother was a British-born nurse who worked in hospitals for forty years.

be born alive/dead, be born and bred/brought up/raised

My grandmother was born and raised in a small village in Japan before moving to the city.

be born blind, deaf, etc., be born out of wedlock/outside marriage

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