be born

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /bi ˈbɔrn/ · UK /bi ˈbɔːn/

be born means: To begin life by coming out of your mother’s body or hatching from an egg.

verb

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To begin life by coming out of your mother’s body or hatching from an egg.

I was born in May.
The puppies were born last night.
Where were your grandparents born?

How to use it: be born in a place/year (She was born in Madrid in 2002.); be born on a date (He was born on 4 May.); be born to someone (The twins were born to young parents.)

Similar words: come into the world

Opposites: die

Common phrases: be born today, be born here, be born early

Questions about be born

What does be born mean?

To begin life by coming out of your mother’s body or hatching from an egg.

What is be born in other languages?

Türkçe: doğmak · Español: nacer · Français: naître · Deutsch: geboren werden · Italiano: nascere · 日本語: 生まれる

How do you pronounce be born?

In American English /bi ˈbɔrn/; in British English /bi ˈbɔːn/.

How do you use be born in a sentence?

I was born in May. The puppies were born last night.

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be born in other languages

Türkçe: doğmak
Español: nacer
Français: naître
Deutsch: geboren werden
Italiano: nascere
日本語: 生まれる