born
/bɔːn/verb
उच्चारण बॉर्न
जन्म लेना; उत्पन्न होना
Basic word
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[I] be born
(past participle of bear) to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life; (of an idea, organization) to start to exist
जन्म लेना; उत्पन्न होना
- She was born in 2005.
- A new nation was born.
- Karan was born in a small town in Rajasthan.
+ 2 more examples
- Were you born in the city or in a village?
- The idea for the app was born during a train journey.
Synonyms delivered come into the world created established
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[only before noun]
having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job
जन्मजात
- a born leader
- a born teacher
- She is a born storyteller and everyone loves her tales.
+ 2 more examples
- Ravi is a born athlete.
- He was a born negotiator who could settle any argument.
Synonyms natural innate instinctive gifted
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be born (passive, no 'by')
'Born' is used only in the passive for birth, with no agent; the tense is simple past for people who are alive or dead.
जन्म के लिए 'born' केवल passive में आता है, बिना agent के; व्यक्ति जीवित हो या मृत, simple past ही प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Radhika was born in Jaipur in 2004.
- Gandhiji was born in Porbandar.
be born + in / on / into / to
Use 'in' for place or year, 'on' for date, 'into' for family or situation, and 'to' for parents.
स्थान या वर्ष के लिए 'in', तारीख के लिए 'on', परिवार या स्थिति के लिए 'into' और माता-पिता के लिए 'to' आता है।
- He was born on 2 October.
- She was born into a family of teachers.
- A son was born to the couple.
a born + noun (adjective)
Before a noun, born means naturally gifted at something.
Noun के पहले 'born' का अर्थ किसी काम में स्वाभाविक रूप से कुशल होना है।
- She is a born leader.
- He is a born cricketer.
born + adjective / noun (compound)
Compounds such as 'Delhi-born', 'foreign-born' and 'born-again' name origin or renewed belief.
'Delhi-born', 'foreign-born' और 'born-again' जैसे compounds मूल या नई आस्था को बताते हैं।
- The Delhi-born scientist won the award.
(of an idea) be born
Ideas, movements and organisations are also 'born' when they begin.
विचार, आंदोलन और संस्थाएँ भी आरंभ होने पर 'born' कही जाती हैं।
- The idea was born during a train journey.
+Collocations 4
be born + adverb/place
in a villageprematurelyinto povertyabroadin 1990
- The baby was born prematurely but is healthy now.
born + noun
leaderteacherstorytellerloseractor
- Radhika is a born storyteller.
compound with born
Mumbai-bornforeign-borncity-bornlow-bornnewborn
- The Mumbai-born singer returned to her old school.
idioms with born
born and bredborn with a silver spoonnot born yesterdayborn to be
- I was born and bred in Lucknow.
“More examples 5
- Where were you born, and when?
आप कहाँ और कब पैदा हुए थे?
- Many freedom fighters were born in small villages.
कई स्वतंत्रता सेनानी छोटे गाँवों में पैदा हुए थे।
- He was born blind but became a fine musician.
वह जन्म से अंधा था, पर एक अच्छा संगीतकार बन गया।
- The nation was born on 15 August 1947.
देश का जन्म 15 अगस्त 1947 को हुआ।
- My teacher is a born actor; the class loves her stories.
मेरी शिक्षिका जन्मजात अभिनेत्री हैं; कक्षा को उनकी कहानियाँ पसंद हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am born in 2003.
✓ I was born in 2003.
Birth is a past event, so use the simple past 'was born'.
जन्म भूतकाल की घटना है, इसलिए simple past 'was born' आता है।
✗ She was born by her mother in Patna.
✓ She was born in Patna.
Do not add 'by' and the mother; 'be born' needs no agent.
'By' और माँ का उल्लेख न जोड़ें; 'be born' में agent नहीं आता।
✗ Where did you born?
✓ Where were you born?
Born is a passive participle and needs 'be', not 'did'.
'Born' passive participle है और इसे 'be' चाहिए, 'did' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Born and borne look alike but are used for different ideas.
Born और borne एक जैसे दिखते हैं, पर अलग भावों के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
Used for coming into the world, or for natural talent.
संसार में आने या स्वाभाविक प्रतिभा के लिए।
- He was born in Kerala.
The verb; its past participle 'borne' means carried, tolerated or (active) given birth to.
क्रिया; इसका past participle 'borne' ढोया, सहन किया या (active में) जन्म दिया है।
- She has borne the loss bravely.
¶Idioms 2
born and bred
born and raised in a particular place, and therefore having its typical qualities
(किसी जगह) पैदा हुआ और वहीं पला-बढ़ा
- He's a Delhiite born and bred.
- Radhika is born and bred in Jaipur.
there's one born every minute
(saying) used to say that a person is very easily tricked
मूर्ख बनने वालों की कमी नहीं
- He paid for a fake job offer — there's one born every minute.
- People still fall for these lottery scams; there's one born every minute.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Be born is passive ('I was born in Jaipur', not 'I born'); keep apart born (of a baby) and borne (past participle of bear, carry or tolerate: 'costs borne by the government', 'water-borne diseases').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: be born passive है ('I was born in Jaipur', 'I born' नहीं); born (बच्चे के लिए) और borne (bear, ढोना या सहना, का past participle: 'costs borne by the government', 'water-borne diseases', जल-जनित रोग) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth (born into a rich family), not born yesterday (not easily fooled), born and bred (born and grew up in a particular place), born out of (caused by: 'born out of frustration'), a born leader (with natural ability).
Idioms: born with a silver spoon in your mouth (अमीर परिवार में जन्मा), not born yesterday (आसानी से मूर्ख न बनने वाला), born and bred (किसी विशेष स्थान पर जन्मा और पला-बढ़ा), born out of (के कारण उत्पन्न: 'born out of frustration'), a born leader (जन्मजात नेता)।
First-born, newborn, stillborn, airborne (carried through the air: 'airborne diseases').
Collocations: first-born, newborn, stillborn (मृत जन्मा), airborne (हवा से फैलने वाला: 'airborne diseases')।