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The correct spelling is born.
How to pronounce born
/ˈbɔːn/
verbIPA: /ˈbɔːn/
Say it like: Bor-n
The correct spelling is born. To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. For example: "Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news."
Usage Examples
“Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.”
“By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.”
“She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- 2.To support, sustain, or endure.
- 3.To support, keep up, or maintain.
- 4.To press or impinge upon.
- 5.To produce, yield, give birth to.
adjective
- 1.Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
noun
- 1.A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- 2.A sensation resembling such an injury.
- 3.The act of burning something with fire.
- 4.An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
- 5.An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
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