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be born
When a babyis born, it comes out of its mother's body.
My mother was forty when Iwas born.
You often say that a personwas born at a particular time or in a particular place.
Carlawas born on April 10th.
Marywas born in Glasgow in 1999.
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Don't say that someone 'has been born' at a particular time or in a particular place.
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Verb | 1. | ![]() hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" change state,turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" fall - be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" come into being,come to life - be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to life when the rains come" reincarnate,transmigrate - be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" croak,decease,die,drop dead,buy the farm,cash in one's chips,give-up the ghost,kick the bucket,pass away,perish,snuff it,pop off,expire,conk,exit,choke,go,pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
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But, now my sire and mother both are dead, No second brother canbe born for me.
I was born tobe born each time to test the flesh, Buddhist, Agnostic, a Tantric fleck mixed with rain in the still ponds of the Tao Te Ching.
Remember I have three months to go before I willbe born. However, I am anxious.
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