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be born

VERB

begin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come out commence emerge enter happen occur rise set take off

STRONG

arise bud dawn emanate germinate originate sail spring sprout

WEAK

come forth come into existence crop up derive from get going get show on road get under way grow out of issue forth kick off make tick proceed from result from send off stem from

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete disappear end finish hide leave stop

STRONG

die shrink

WEAK

conclude consummate

VERB

originate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arise come from derive emanate emerge stem

STRONG

birth come commence dawn flow issue proceed result rise start

WEAK

come into existence hail from

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete end finish recede stop

WEAK

effect result terminate

Example Sentences

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“I consider myself a small town person who happened to be born in the big city,” Park says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The judge also found that she knew the baby would be born alive through Caesarean section.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Martin Van Buren, the first president to be born a U.S. citizen, spoke Dutch as his first language, as did Sojourner Truth.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

We could be born in a crowded, bustling city or in a rural area.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

be born

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