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Definitions for Born

[1] brought forth by birth.
[2] possessing from birth the quality, circumstances, or character stated: a born musician; a born fool.
[3] native to the locale stated; immigrated to the present place from the locale stated: a German-born scientist; a Chicago-born New Yorker.
[4] a past participle of bear1.
[5] born yesterday , naive; inexperienced: You can't fool me with that old trick—I wasn't born yesterday.
[6] Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
[7] to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
[8] to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.
[9] to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child.
[10] to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit.
[11] to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination.
[12] to press or push against: The crowd was borne back by the police.
[13] to hold or carry (oneself, one's body, one's head, etc.): to bear oneself erectly.
[14] to conduct (oneself): to bear oneself bravely.
[15] to suffer; endure; undergo: to bear the blame.
[16] to sustain without yielding or suffering injury; tolerate (usually used in negative constructions, unless qualified): I can't bear your nagging. I can hardly bear to see her suffering so.
[17] to be fit for or worthy of: It doesn't bear repeating.
[18] to carry; bring: to bear gifts.
[19] to carry in the mind or heart: to bear love; to bear malice.
[20] to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).
[21] to render; afford; give: to bear witness; to bear testimony.
[22] to lead; guide; take: They bore him home.
[23] to have and be entitled to: to bear title.
[24] to exhibit; show: to bear a resemblance.
[25] to accept or have, as an obligation: to bear responsibility; to bear the cost.
[26] to stand in (a relation or ratio); have or show correlatively: the relation that price bears to profit.
[27] to possess, as a quality or characteristic; have in or on: to bear traces; to bear an inscription.
[28] to have and use; exercise: to bear authority; to bear sway.
[29] to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road.
[30] to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north.
[31] to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear.
[32] bear down , to press or weigh down. to strive harder; intensify one's efforts: We can't hope to finish unless everyone bears down. Nautical . to approach from windward, as a ship: The cutter was bearing down the channel at twelve knots.
[33] bear down on /upon , to press or weigh down on. to strive toward. to approach something rapidly. Nautical . to approach (another vessel) from windward: The sloop bore down on us, narrowly missing our stern.
[34] bear off , Nautical . to keep (a boat) from touching or rubbing against a dock, another boat, etc. Nautical . to steer away. Backgammon . to remove the stones from the board after they are all home.
[35] bear on /upon , to affect, relate to, or have connection with; be relevant to: This information may bear on the case.
[36] bear out , to substantiate; confirm: The facts bear me out.
[37] bear up , to endure; face hardship bravely: It is inspiring to see them bearing up so well.
[38] bear with , to be patient or forbearing with: Please bear with me until I finish the story.
[39] any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
[40] any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear.
[41] a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person.
[42] a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will decline (opposed to bull).
[43] Informal . a person who shows great ability, enthusiasm, stamina, etc.: a bear for physics.
[44] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . either of two constellations, Ursa Major or Ursa Minor.
[45] Informal . a player at cards who rarely bluffs.
[46] (initial capital letter ) Russia.
[47] having to do with or marked by declining prices, as of stocks: bear market.
[48] Stock Exchange . to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.).
[49] the past participle (in most passive uses) of bear 1 (def. 4)
[50] was not born yesterday is not gullible or foolish
[51] possessing or appearing to have possessed certain qualities from birth a born musician
[52] being at birth in a particular social status or other condition as specified ignobly born (in combination ) lowborn
[53] in all one's born days informal so far in one's life
[54] Max . 1882–1970, British nuclear physicist, born in Germany, noted for his fundamental contribution to quantum mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1954
[55] the English name for Ursa Major, Ursa Minor
[56] an informal name for Russia
[57] to support or hold up; sustain
[58] to bring or convey to bear gifts
[59] to take, accept, or assume the responsibility of to bear an expense
[60] (past participle born in passive use except when foll by by) to give birth to to bear children
[61] (also intr) to produce by or as if by natural growth to bear fruit
[62] to tolerate or endure she couldn't bear him
[63] to admit of; sustain his story does not bear scrutiny
[64] to hold in the conscious mind or in one's feelings to bear a grudge ; I'll bear that idea in mind
[65] to show or be marked with he still bears the scars
[66] to transmit or spread to bear gossip
[67] to render or supply (esp in the phrase bear witness )
[68] to conduct or manage (oneself, the body, etc) she bore her head high
[69] to have, be, or stand in (relation or comparison) his account bears no relation to the facts
[70] (intr) to move, be located, or lie in a specified direction the way bears east
[71] to have by right; be entitled to (esp in the phrase bear title )
[72] bear a hand to give assistance
[73] bring to bear to bring into operation or effect he brought his knowledge to bear on the situation
[74] any plantigrade mammal of the family Ursidae : order Carnivora (carnivores). Bears are typically massive omnivorous animals with a large head, a long shaggy coat, and strong claws See also black bear, brown bear, polar bear Related adjective: ursine
[75] any of various bearlike animals, such as the koala and the ant bear
[76] a clumsy, churlish, or ill-mannered person
[77] a teddy bear
[78] stock exchange a speculator who sells in anticipation of falling prices to make a profit on repurchase (as modifier ) a bear market Compare bull 1 (def. 5)
[79] (tr) to lower or attempt to lower the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative selling

Words related to Born

constitutional, natural, essential, built-in, congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred, inherent, intrinsic, ingenerate

Words nearby Born

borlaug, borlotti bean, borm, borman, bormann, born, born and bred, born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born yesterday

Origin of Born

ear2before 1000; Middle English be(a)re, beor(e ), Old English bera; cognate with Frisian bār, Dutch beer, Old High German bero (German Bär ); < Germanic *beran- literally, the brown one; akin to Old Norse bjǫrn, bersi; compare Lithuanian bė́ras brown. Cf. bruin

Words that may be confused with Born

born, borne, (see, usage, note, at, bear1)

Other words from Born

pre·born , adjective
self-born , adjective
bear·like , adjective

Word origin for Born

earOld English bera ; related to Old Norse bjorn , Old High German bero

Synonyms for Born

constitutional, essential, natural, built-in, congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred, ingenerate, inherent, intrinsic