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born
adjective
existing
as
part
of
someone
’
s
nature
or
character
from
the
moment
they
enter
life
•
Ella
is
a
born
storyteller
who
keeps
her
friends
listening
for
hours
.
Ella
is
a
born
storyteller
who
keeps
her
friends
listening
for
hours
.
•
During
the
crisis
,
Jake
proved
himself
a
born
leader
,
calmly
assigning
tasks
to
everyone
.
During
the
crisis
,
Jake
proved
himself
a
born
leader
,
calmly
assigning
tasks
to
everyone
.
From
past
participle
of
the
Old
English
verb
“
beran
” (
to
bear
),
gradually
developing
a
separate
adjectival
use
meaning
“
innate
”.
bear
verb
-
bear
,
bearing
,
bears
,
bore
,
borne
,
born
used
as
the
past
participle
of
“
bear
”
with
the
verb
“
be
”
to
show
when
,
where
,
or
in
what
circumstances
someone
or
something
first
came
into
life
•
She
was
born
in
Chicago
in
2010
.
She
was
born
in
Chicago
in
2010
.
•
The
twins
were
born
only
five
minutes
apart
.
The
twins
were
born
only
five
minutes
apart
.
Old
English
“
boren
”,
past
participle
of
“
beran
” (
to
bear
,
carry
,
give
birth
).
In
the
specific
sense
of
childbirth
, “
born
”
gradually
replaced
earlier
“
borne
”
from
the
17th
century
onward
.
verb
-
bear
,
bearing
,
bears
,
bore
,
borne
to
accept
or
endure
something
difficult
or
unpleasant
•
I
can
’
t
bear
the
sound
of
nails
scratching
a
chalkboard
.
I
can
’
t
bear
the
sound
of
nails
scratching
a
chalkboard
.
•
She
bore
the
loss
of
her
pet
with
quiet
bravery
.
She
bore
the
loss
of
her
pet
with
quiet
bravery
.
Same
Old
English
root
“
beran
,”
expanding
from
physical
carrying
to
mental
burden
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
bear
,
bearing
,
bears
,
bore
,
borne
to
produce
fruit
,
flowers
,
or
results
•
Our
apple
tree
bore
a
record
number
of
fruit
this
year
.
Our
apple
tree
bore
a
record
number
of
fruit
this
year
.
•
The
experiment
is
starting
to
bear
results
after
months
of
testing
.
The
experiment
is
starting
to
bear
results
after
months
of
testing
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
‘
carry
’
to
‘
bring
forth
’
first
appears
in
Middle
English
farming
texts
.
verb
-
bear
,
bearing
,
bears
,
bore
,
born
,
borne
to
give
birth
to
a
child
or
young
•
Queen
Victoria
bore
nine
children
during
her
lifetime
.
Queen
Victoria
bore
nine
children
during
her
lifetime
.
•
The
mare
will
bear
a
foal
in
early
spring
.
The
mare
will
bear
a
foal
in
early
spring
.
Sense
of
childbirth
from
Old
English
“
beran
,”
with
past
participle
form
“
born
”
eventually
becoming
a
separate
adjective
.
