borne
/bɔːn//bɔɹn/
verb
- 1
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
“Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.”
- 2
To support, sustain, or endure.
- 3
To support, keep up, or maintain.
- 4
To press or impinge upon.
- 5
To produce, yield, give birth to.
- 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
To gain or win.
adjective
- 1
Carried, supported.
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