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inborn

Pronunciation: [ɪnˈbɔrn]

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Learn how to use inborn in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “similarity”

(adjective) when someone has a quality or skill that they are born with, rather than one they learned later. For example, if a child is really good at music from a young age, that talent is inborn.

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Her inborn talent for painting made her famous even at a young age.

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His lack of an inborn sense of rhythm made it hard for him to dance.

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Do you think her ability to draw was inborn or something she learned?

Context: “biology”

(adjective) referring to traits or characteristics that are natural and part of an organism's genetic makeup. For instance, some animals are born with fur, which is an inborn characteristic.

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The puppy's inborn instincts helped it find its way home.

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Not all behaviors are inborn; some are learned from experience.

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What inborn traits do you notice in different animals?

How to pronounce inborn

Pronunciation: [ɪnˈbɔrn]

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