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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We are therefore once again in a Gramscian bind, caught between the old which will not die and the new which struggles to be born.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The couple had an appointment for Evans to be induced on 7 May, and it was only when labour started that she realised the baby could be born on Sir David's birthday.

From BBC • May 13, 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

It gave multiple generations the assurance that we couldn’t easily be deported, unlike others we knew who didn’t have the good fortune to be born here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Kaori knew in her bones that they were meant to be born in the mountains.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

be born

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