How to pronounce born

Say it like this: /boɹn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/boɹn/

What does born mean?

adjHaving from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

“In the United States, information describing the operation of nuclear weapons is born secret.”

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