borne
inflected form of “bear” — have
An inflected form of bear · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,193 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,024 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- have bear a resemblancebear a signature
- cause to be born also: give birth, deliver, birth, have My wife had twins yesterday!
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant also: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate I cannot bear his constant criticismThe new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- move while holding up or supporting Bear giftsbear a heavy load
- bring forth also: turn out The apple tree bore delicious apples this yearThe unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person also: take over, accept, assume I'll accept the chargesShe agreed to bear the responsibility
borne in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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O that I ne'er had borne thee!
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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But these are ills which must be borne.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Has borne, unsoothed by companionship, the sorrow of the House of Commons.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Much have I borne for you, of late; But you are small, and I am great!
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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They exterminate dragons, they raise and appease tempests, they seem in their ecstatic visions to be borne above the earth.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1