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upborne

up·bear
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-bair]
    • /ʌpˈbɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-bair]
    • /ʌpˈbɛər/

Definitions of upborne word

  • verb with object upborne to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support. 1
  • adjective upborne held up; supported 0
  • verb upborne past participle of upbear. 0

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Origin of upborne

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, upbear is from the Middle English word upberen. See up-, bear1

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Parts of speech for Upborne

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

upborne popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

upborne usage trend in Literature

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