born

adjective
/bɔːn/

Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; ; .

Example

“a born leader”

Example sentences

“What is the use of being born!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I was born on a pirate ship.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Wisdom is born from reflection and learning.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "boren".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “born” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.