borne

¹ American  

[bawrn, bohrn] / bɔrn, boʊrn /

verb

1. a past participle of bear.

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borne ² American  

[bohrn, bawrn] / boʊrn, bɔrn /

noun

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

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borne British  

/ bɔːn /

verb

1. for all active uses of the verb, the past participle of bear 1

2. for all passive uses of the verb except sense 4 unless followed by by, the past participle of bear 1

3. (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

Example Sentences

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borne

The clearest costs are borne by Americans who use adjudicatory commissions to enforce rights they cannot apply anywhere else.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

But its forays into men's football have not borne similar fruit.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government has tried tax relief and energy price cuts, but efforts have not borne fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

In the largest funeral procession in the town’s history, thousands paid their respects as Fannie’s and Starzeleski’s bodies were borne from St. Peter’s Catholic Church to the Union Cemetery.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell