borne

/bɔːn//bɔɹn/

verb

  1. 1

    To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.

    “Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.”
  2. 2

    To support, sustain, or endure.

  3. 3

    To support, keep up, or maintain.

  4. 4

    To press or impinge upon.

  5. 5

    To produce, yield, give birth to.

  6. 6

    (originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).

    “By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.”
  7. 7

    To gain or win.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Carried, supported.

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