borne — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- bounded adj Kept within limits; having a defined edge or range rather than going on forever.
- klick noun A kilometer.
- milestone noun A marker placed beside a road showing the distance to a destination.
- stubborn adjective Refusing to change one’s mind, position, or behaviour despite pressure or good reason to.
Senses
borne is used for these senses in English:
- bollard A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
- bound (often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- bound (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
- bounded (analysis, of a set) That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.
- klick (military slang) A kilometer.
- milestone A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
- milestone (idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
- narrow-minded Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.