BORN


Meaning of BORN in English

verb

1

BAD : My name is Ali Sariat and I born in Tehran.

GOOD : My name is Ali Sariat and I was born in Tehran.

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be born : 'Do you realize that a child is born every few seconds.' 'The baby was born in the middle of the night.' 'It was the first time I'd actually watched a child being born.'

2

BAD : I have been born in a town just outside Paris.

GOOD : I was born in a town just outside Paris.

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Use 'I was born', 'They were born', etc (NOT 'I have been born' or 'I am born'): 'I'll never forget the day when the seven puppies were born.'

3

BAD : He was born in a Catholic family.

GOOD : He was born into a Catholic family.

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be born into a particular type of family, world, etc (NOT in ): 'She was born into a world that was on the brink of war.'

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