Crossword clues for borne
borne
- ___ out (proven)
- Bear's past participle
- Word with tick or wind
- Word attached to air
- Water or air attachment
- Gone with the wind?
- Carried by the wind
- Carried (aloft)
- Word attached to "wind" or "air"
- Transported, as by wind
- Transported, as by the wind
- Lifted by the wind
- Carried, as by water
- Carried, as a load
- Carried, as a burden
- Bear's past kin?
- Attachment to "water" or "air"
- After water or air
- Taken in a sedan
- Transported, as on the wind
- Shouldered
- Carried, as by the wind
- Held up, as a heavy weight
- Endured
- Supported
- ---
- Abided
- Lifted by the wind, e.g
- "He hath ___ on his back...": Shak.
- Carried along
- "___, like a vapor . . . ": S. Foster
- "___, like thy bubbles, onward": Byron
- Carried, conveyed
- Wind-___ (carried by the wind)
- Carried, as by wind
- Wind-___ (carried by a breeze)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. Bore (b[=o]r) (formerly Bare (b[^a]r)); p. p. Born (b[^o]rn), Borne (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb["a]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw. b["a]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav. brati to take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]92. Cf. Fertile.]
To support or sustain; to hold up.
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To support and remove or carry; to convey.
I 'll bear your logs the while.
--Shak. -
To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
Bear them to my house.
--Shak. -
To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
Every man should bear rule in his own house.
--Esther i. 22. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
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To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor
--Dryden.The ancient grudge I bear him.
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To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
--Pope.I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear.
--Shelley.My punishment is greater than I can bear.
--Gen. iv. 13. -
To gain or win. [Obs.]
Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
--Bacon.She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge.
--Latimer. -
To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.
He shall bear their iniquities.
--Is. liii. -
Somewhat that will bear your charges.
--Dryden.11. To render or give; to bring forward. ``Your testimony bear''
--Dryden. To carry on, or maintain; to have. ``The credit of bearing a part in the conversation.''
--Locke.-
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear.
--Swift. -
To manage, wield, or direct. ``Thus must thou thy body bear.''
--Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.Hath he borne himself penitently in prison?
--Shak. -
To afford; to be to; to supply with.
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
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To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest. Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore. --Dryden. Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage restricts the past participle born to the sense of brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as the past participle. To bear down.
To force into a lower place; to carry down; to depress or sink. ``His nose, . . . large as were the others, bore them down into insignificance.''
--Marryat.-
To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an enemy. To bear a hand.
To help; to give assistance.
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(Naut.) To make haste; to be quick. To bear in hand, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] ``How you were borne in hand, how crossed.'' --Shak. To bear in mind, to remember. To bear off.
To restrain; to keep from approach.
(Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat.
To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
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(Backgammon) To remove from the backgammon board into the home when the position of the piece and the dice provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the game is to bear off all of one's men before the opponent. To bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] ``C[ae]sar doth bear me hard.'' --Shak. To bear out.
To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last. ``Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing.''
--South.-
To corroborate; to confirm.
To bear up, to support; to keep from falling or sinking. ``Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.''
--Addison.Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
Borne \Borne\ (b[=o]rn), p. p. of Bear. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past participle of bear (v.).
Wiktionary
carried, supported. v
(past participle of bear English)
WordNet
See bear
v. have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth, deliver, birth, have]
put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: turn out]
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: take over, accept, assume]
contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, carry, contain]
bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay]
have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: wear]
behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: hold]
support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry]
be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect]
Wikipedia
Borne may refer to:
Places:
- Borne, Ardèche, a commune in the Ardèche department, France
- Borne, Haute-Loire, a commune in the Haute-Loire department, France
- Borne, Brandenburg, a municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
- Borne, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Borne, North Brabant, a hamlet turned neighborhood in North Brabant, Netherlands
- Borne, Overijssel, a town in Overijssel, Netherlands
- Borne, Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Borne, Gmina Chojnice in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Borne, Gmina Konarzyny in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Borne, Myślibórz County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Other uses include:
- François Borne, a French flautist and composer
- Ludwig Börne, a German political writer and satirist
- Borne (band), an Australian alt-rock band
- -borne, a UK place name suffix, using a form of Bourne
- A "borne", a waymarker on Liberty Road (La Voie de la Liberté) in northern France
Borne is an Australian alt-rock band formed in Melbourne in 2003.
They released several EPs in their first 3 years of existence, but came to widespread attention only in 2007, when their single "The Guide" was featured as Single of the Week on a number of iTunes Stores worldwide, including the US store. iTunes took the unprecedented move of listing the free download worldwide. The band's debut onto the world digital stage was remarkable, soaring into chart high-points globally and resting at No. 13 in the US Billboard digital charts. The band was last-minute inclusion at the 2007 South by Southwest Festival, in Austin, Texas, an annual event where hundreds of musical acts from across the globe are showcased.
In 2006, one of the band's songs, Don't Go Now was featured during evictions on the Australian version of Big Brother. In the United States, The Guide was featured in the hit television program, Friday Night Lights.
The band made 2007 its year of recognition in its own back yard, Australia. Borne raised eyebrows in the Australian music industry when it was promoted to the high ground of international recognition at the UK's big festivals, Hyde Park Calling and Glastonbury. It put the seal on 2007 when, from 5000 entrants, Borne took out the four most coveted awards at the MusicOz Awards 2007, the annual showcase event for independent Australian musicians. Borne won the Nova Initiative award; its lead singer Cameron Tapp received the award for best singer/songwriter. The band also won the Garth Porter Award and the major award, Artist Of The Year. Further international recognition of the band and its lyrical appeal to network television audiences came with the inclusion of "Don't Go Now" in the US, ABC super-series ' October Road'.
As of 2007, the members of Borne are:
- Cameron Tapp- lead vocals and guitar;
- Steve Kucina- vocals and guitar;
- Pete McDonald- drums;
- Scott Thornburn- bass guitar
In 2009, "The Guide" (from the album Loss of Signal) was featured on an Australian advertisement for Pedigree's Adoption Drive.
Usage examples of "borne".
First, to the will of those who slew Him: and in this respect He was not a victim: for the slayers of Christ are not accounted as offering a sacrifice to God, but as guilty of a great crime: a similitude of which was borne by the wicked sacrifices of the Gentiles, in which they offered up men to idols.
The sexual organs are developed in groups at the apices, the antheridial group usually terminating the main axis while the archegonia are borne on a lateral branch.
By an act passed in 1865 Congress had prescribed that before any person should be permitted to practice in a federal court he must take oath asserting that he had never voluntarily borne arms against the United States, had never given aid or comfort to enemies of the United States, and so on.
His musings were interrupted by the arrival of the open barouche that had borne Shanna away from the docks.
After nearing various islands and then being borne away from them by changing currents and winds, the makeshift vessel was wrecked on a reef at Rakahanga in the Northern Cooks, where de Bisschop suffered fatal injuries.
Eugenia, while she appeared to her so blameless, that she could merit no evil, was so amiable, that willingly she would have borne for her their united portions.
Equally determined that no such horrifying revelation should be made, Pauline Whittle and her husband were clinging grimly to the edges of the pillowcase, and so successful were their joint efforts that, by the sheer weight of their bodies, Quintus Bland was borne off center and crumpled clatteringly back in his chair.
Enid Blatter had borne their cavorting for half a dozen weekends through the summer.
Now all of those things seemed so trivial compared to the task she had before her, and these men, who were stronger and braver and more honest than any she had ever known, they were looking at her with that same doubt she had borne for all of her life.
It should, however, be borne in mind that, owing to few animals breeding freely under confinement, few experiments have been fairly tried: for instance, the canary-bird has been crossed with nine other finches, but as not one of these nine species breeds freely in confinement, we have no right to expect that the first crosses between them and the canary, or that their hybrids, should be perfectly fertile.
Lelila wondered if the brindled chestnut hand on her arm had also borne a slave mark.
In Germany, owing to the peculiar conditions of the Empire, though the office of burgrave had become a sinecure by the end of the 13th century, the title, as borne by feudal nobles having the status of princes of the Empire, obtained a quasi-royal significance.
And if even these are not sufficient to banish the iniquity of the devil, then that affliction must be considered to be an expiatory punishment for sin, which should be borne in all meekness, as are other ills of this sort which oppress us that they may, as it were, drive us to seek God.
He prayed through all the frozen petitions of his expurgated form of supplication, and not a single heart was soothed or lifted, or reminded that its sorrows were struggling their way up to heaven, borne on the breath from a human soul that was warm with love.
His right hand was cut off, and carried through the streets of Constantinople, in cruel mockery, to extort contributions for the avaricious tyrant, whose head was publicly exposed, borne aloft on the point of a long lance.