Synonyms

borne

¹ American

[bawrn, bohrn] / bɔrn, boʊrn /

verb

a past participle of bear.

borne ² American

[bohrn, bawrn] / boʊrn, bɔrn /

noun

a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.

borne British

/ bɔːn /

verb

for all active uses of the verb, the past participle of bear 1
for all passive uses of the verb except sense 4 unless followed by by, the past participle of bear 1
(of a fact) to be realized by (someone)

it was borne in on us how close we had been to disaster

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Etymology

Origin of borne

< French: pillar; see bourn ²

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Michigan’s manufacturing supply chains are deeply integrated with Canada, and small businesses especially have borne the tariff brunt since they have less capacity to absorb the costs than larger companies do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Continuing his evidence on Wednesday, Beggs said: "All of the interactions with the police and VC from my constabulary were borne of mental illness."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

‘He should have been borne in honour into this city,’ he said.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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