Etymology : Middle English beren to carry, bring forth, from Old English beran; akin to Old High German beran to carry, Latin ferre, Greek pherein
Pronunciation :
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. created; native; congenital. born\born\ (bôrn), p. p. & a. [see:
bear, v. t.].
2. brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth. no one could be born into slavery in mexico.
3. having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar. "a born matchmaker." d. howells.born again (theol.), regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life. "except a man be born again, he can not see:
the kingdom of god." 3.born days, days since one was born; lifetime. [colloq.]born adj.
4. brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" [ant: unborn].
5. being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn: natural, born(p) , innate(p) ] british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn: born, max born].
6. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
7. Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.
8. British nuclear physicist honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery".
9. To support or sustain; to hold up.
10. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
11. To conduct; to bring; said of persons.
12. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
13. To sustain; to have on , as, the tablet bears this inscription.
14. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
15. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
16. To gain or win.
17. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
18. To render or give; to bring forward.
19. To carry on, or maintain; to have.
20. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
21. To manage, wield, or direct.
22. To behave; to conduct.
23. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
24. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
25. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
26. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.
27. To endure with patience; to be patient.
28. To press; with on or upon, or against.
29. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.
30. To relate or refer; with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question? To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
31. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.
32. A bier.
33. Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera.
34. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
35. An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
36. One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
37. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
38. A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
39. A portable punching machine.
40. A block covered with coarse matting; used to scour the deck.
41. To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
42. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former . massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature".
43. 1. When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent. My mother was 40 when I was born He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen.
44. If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born. He was born with only one lung Some people are born brainy I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
45. You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name. She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.
46. You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well. Jack was a born teacher.
47. When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity. Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis. see also:
-born, first born, newborn.
48. to be born and bred: see:
breed to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth: see spoon. German-born physicist. He shared a 1954 Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics. a past participle of bear.
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