Borne Definition

bôrn
adjective
Carried or transported by. Often used in combination.
Current-borne plankton.
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Transmitted by. Often used in combination.
Mosquito-borne diseases.
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Carried, supported.

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verb

Bear.

Webster's New World
To be borne is defined as to be held up, supported or moved by steady pressure.
An example of borne is when a house has held up a roof.
An example of borne is when facts support the conclusions in a report.
An example of borne is when boats are moved by the tides.
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Carried or transmitted by (the thing specified)
Foodborne microbes, mosquito-borne illness.
Webster's New World

Borne Sentence Examples

  • You have borne arms against us.

  • The sadness she felt as his truck disappeared down the road was borne of fear.

  • As far as he could tell, she had borne it all without breathing a word to anyone else.

  • Both women took the knives, handling them with awkwardness borne of a lack of familiarity with handling deadly weapons.

  • Before I left New York, these bright days were darkened by the greatest sorrow that I have ever borne, except the death of my father.

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