-borne combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe the method or means by which something is carried or moved.
...water-borne diseases.
...a mosquito-borne infection.
...rocket-borne weapons.
borne in British English
(bɔːn)
verb
1. for all active uses of the verb, the past participle of bear1
2. for all passive uses of the verb except sense 4 unless followed by by, the past participle of bear1
3. be borne in on
borne in American English
(bɔrn)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
alt. pp. of
bear1
Examples of 'borne' in a sentence
borne
Her face is drenched in sweat, the heat is not to be borne.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2002)
There was a German proverb he had heard somewhere about the truth sometimes being too sad to be borne.
Aird, Catherine A DEAD LIBERTY (2002)
And the cost of dismantling and transportation, together with insurance, will be borne by the Crown Agents.
Butterworth, Michael THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE (2002)
Lunch and supper came and went on trays, borne by the same, silent woman.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)
All related terms of 'borne'
bear
If you bear something somewhere , you carry it there or take it there.
water-borne
A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
wind-borne
(esp of plant seeds or pollen ) transported by wind
be borne in on
(of a fact ) to be realized by (someone)
tick-borne typhus
an acute rickettsial disease characterized by high fever , chills , pain in muscles and joints, skin rash , etc. It is caused by the bite of a tick infected with the microorganism Rickettsia rickettsii
seaborne
Seaborne actions or events take place on the sea in ships.