BORNE


Meaning of BORNE in English

I. borne 1 /bɔːn $ bɔːrn/ BrE AmE

the past participle of ↑ bear

II. borne 2 BrE AmE adjective

1 . water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc carried by water, the sea, air etc:

water-borne diseases

2 . be borne in on/upon somebody if a fact is borne in on someone, they realize that it is true

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.