be born
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be born
When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body.
My mother was forty when I was born.
You often say that a person was born at a particular time or in a particular place.
Carla was born on April 10th.
Mary was born in Glasgow in 1999.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'has been born' at a particular time or in a particular place.
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| Verb | 1. |  be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" fall - be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" come into being, come to life - be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to life when the rains come" reincarnate, transmigrate - be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
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