adj
Meaning 1
carried, supported.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
borne
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /bɔːn/
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General-American: /boɹn/
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General-American: [bo̞ɹn]
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homophone: Borgne
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homophone: born
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homophone: bourn
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homophone: bourne
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homophone: Bourne (horse–hoarse merger)
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homophone: bawn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n
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/boːɹn/ rhotic
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/boən/ non-rhotic
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CMU ARPABET: B AO1 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 3
past participle of bear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: carregat — carried, supported
- Dutch: gedragen — carried, supported
- Dutch: ondersteund — carried, supported
- French: porté — carried, supported
- French: supporté — carried, supported
- German: getragen — carried, supported
- Indonesian: dibawa — carried, supported
- Occitan: cargat — carried, supported
- Occitan: portat — carried, supported
- Occitan: suportat — carried, supported
- Spanish: soportado — carried, supported
- Spanish: aguantado — carried, supported
Real reading context