The passive form of the verb born (be + born) is used to talk about coming into the world at birth.
- – He was born to poor parents.
– I was born on a Friday.
– She was born in Italy.
Borne is the past participle form of the verb bear. It is sometimes used to mean ‘give birth to’ or ‘carry’.
- – She has borne eight children. (= She has given birth to eight children.)
