born

verb

/bɔːn/

/bɔːrn/

be born

used only in the passive, without byIdioms

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(abbreviation b.)
to come out of your mother’s body at the beginning of your life
- I was born in 1976.
- 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 something She was born into a very musical family.
- These children were born into poverty.
- born of/to somebody He was born of/to German parents.
- born with something She 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).
- + noun John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth).
Collocations The ages of life
The 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
- be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties
- undergo/experience physical/psychological changes
- give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure
- assert your independence/individuality
Adulthood
- leave school/university/home
- go out to work (at sixteen)
- get/find a job/partner
- be/get engaged/married
- have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job
- settle down and have kids/children/a family
- begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)
- prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career
- reach/be well into/settle into middle age
- have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis
- take/consider early retirement
- approach/announce/enjoy your retirement
Old age
- have/see/spend time with your grandchildren
- take up/pursue/develop a hobby
- get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension
- approach/save for/die from old age
- live to a ripe old age
- reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic)
- be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic)
- die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness
Extra Examples
- She was born into a wealthy family.
- Their child was born with a serious medical problem.
- babies who are born to very young mothers
- to be born of noble parents
Topics Life stagesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- prematurely
preposition
- into
- of
- to
- …
phrases
- be born alive
- be born dead
- be born and bred
- …
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(of an idea, an organization, a feeling, etc.) to start to exist
- the city where the protest movement was born
- born (out) of something She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation.
-born
(in compounds) born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned
- firstborn
- nobly born
- French-born
- The part is played by an American-born actress.
see also newborn

Word OriginOld English boren, past participle of beran ‘to bear’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.

Idioms

be/be born/be made that way

(of a person) to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character
- It's not his fault he's so pompous—he was born that way.

be born to be/do something

to have something as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth
- He was born to be a great composer.

born and bred

born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education
- He was born and bred in Boston.
- I'm a Londoner, born and bred.
- I was born and bred in Texas.
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

(saying) having rich parents

in all my born days

(old-fashioned, informal) used when you are very surprised at something you have never heard or seen before
- I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.

not be born yesterday

(informal) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what somebody is telling you
- Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.

not know you are born

(British English, informal) to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is
- You people without kids don't know you're born.

there’s one born every minute

(saying) used to say that somebody is very stupid

(as/as if) to the manner born

(formal) as if something is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past
- She adapted to life on the estate as if to the manner born.

单词	born
释义	born verb /bɔːn/ /bɔːrn/ be born used only in the passive, without byIdioms jump to other results (abbreviation b.) to come out of your mother’s body at the beginning of your life I was born in 1976. 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 something She was born into a very musical family. These children were born into poverty. born of/to somebody He was born of/to German parents. born with something She 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). + noun John 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 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties undergo/experience physical/psychological changes give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure assert your independence/individuality Adulthood leave school/university/home go out to work (at sixteen) get/find a job/partner be/get engaged/married have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job settle down and have kids/children/a family begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry) prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career reach/be well into/settle into middle age have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis take/consider early retirement approach/announce/enjoy your retirement Old age have/see/spend time with your grandchildren take up/pursue/develop a hobby get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension approach/save for/die from old age live to a ripe old age reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic) be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic) die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness Extra Examples She was born into a wealthy family. Their child was born with a serious medical problem. babies who are born to very young mothers to be born of noble parents Topics Life stagesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb prematurely preposition into of to … phrases be born alive be born dead be born and bred … See full entry (of an idea, an organization, a feeling, etc.) to start to exist the city where the protest movement was born born (out) of something She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation. -born (in compounds) born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned firstborn nobly born French-born The part is played by an American-born actress. see also newborn Word OriginOld English boren, past participle of beran ‘to bear’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre. Idioms be/be born/be made that way (of a person) to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character It's not his fault he's so pompous—he was born that way. be born to be/do something to have something as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth He was born to be a great composer. born and bred born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education He was born and bred in Boston. I'm a Londoner, born and bred. I was born and bred in Texas. More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms belt and braces black and blue born and bred chalk and cheese chop and change done and dusted down and dirty in dribs and drabs eat somebody out of house and home facts and figures fast and furious first and foremost forgive and forget hale and hearty hem and haw kith and kin mix and match part and parcel puff and pant to rack and ruin rant and rave risk life and limb short and sweet signed and sealed spic and span through thick and thin this and that top and tail tried and tested wax and wane born with a silver spoon in your mouth (saying) having rich parents in all my born days (old-fashioned, informal) used when you are very surprised at something you have never heard or seen before I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days. not be born yesterday (informal) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what somebody is telling you Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know. not know you are born (British English, informal) to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is You people without kids don't know you're born. there’s one born every minute (saying) used to say that somebody is very stupid (as/as if) to the manner born (formal) as if something is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past She adapted to life on the estate as if to the manner born. born adjective /bɔːn/ /bɔːrn/ [only before noun] jump to other results having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job a born athlete/writer/leader a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful) Word OriginOld English boren, past participle of beran ‘to bear’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.
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