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is born yesterday

is born yesterday is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be born yesterday.

Meaning of be born yesterday

Verb

be born yesterday (third-person singular simple present is born yesterday, no present participle, simple past was born yesterday, no past participle)

  1. (informal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, stative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.
    • I was not born yesterday, you know. I have done this before!

Questions about is born yesterday

What is is born yesterday the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is born yesterday is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be born yesterday.

Words near is born yesterday in the dictionary

  1. is around
  2. is at the plague
  3. is awake
  4. is bored
  5. is born
  6. is born yesterday
  7. is cruel to be kind
  8. is done with
  9. is down with
  10. is gathered to one's fathers
  11. is good for

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