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; bourn ²

Example Sentences

These are nice theories, but they are not borne out by the data, as the red columns in the chart show.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

While Asia has borne the brunt of the effect to date, it is coming to nations with bigger stockpiles of oil that have been able to absorb the shock thus far.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If those numbers are borne out in the real world, most people on GLP-1s may have some kind of undesirable GI effect from them.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Getting access to outside capital can be even more crucial for fledgling firms, which have borne the brunt of the private-equity fundraising slump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There was a distant mutter of thunder borne on the rising breeze.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien