Born english dictionary
Born english dictionary
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born
(abbreviation b.)
to come out of your mother’s body at the beginning of your life- I was born in 1996.
- He was born in a small village in northern Spain.
- She was born on 7 February 1874.
- The baby was born by Caesarean section on Friday.
- born into somethingShe was born into a very musical family.
- These children were born into poverty.
- born of/to somebodyHe was born of/to German parents.
- born with somethingShe was born with a rare heart condition.
- She was born with a weak heart.
- + adj.Her brother was born blind(= was blind when he was born).
- + nounJohn Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth).
Collocations The ages of lifeThe ages of lifeChildhood/youth
- be born and raised/bred in Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family
- have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood
- grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm
- be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)
- reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty