borne

/bɔɹn/

IPA: /B AO1 R N/

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.

Synonyms

adjective

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