Which is correct born in or born on?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on. Example: I was born on Monday (Christmas day).
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How do you use born in a sentence?

Examples of born in a Sentence

She was born in a hospital. He was born on a farm. She was born in Nigeria in 1911. The baby was born on July 31st.
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What is correct in August or on August?

Hi! I think the correct preposition is "in August", when u aren't talking about a specific date.
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Is it born of or born by?

"Born of" is used metaphorically as well. It's a set expression, but you might substitute "born from" if you wanted to. He had an urge to grab Terence's hand, an urge born of fear, born of a desire to possess.
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Is born day correct?

'Day' is also a noun. So if we join 'born' and 'day' the word will be 'born day' and not 'bornday' because one is verb and other is noun. But when we join 'birth' and 'day' we get a compound word 'birthday', which is grammatically correct.
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Is it in or on January?

You should say “in January”. However, if it's even more specific where you have the actual date, it should be “on 20th January 2020”.
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Do you use in or on for dates?

We use: at for a PRECISE TIME. in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS. on for DAYS and DATES.
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What does born into mean?

The phrase born into is generally used when you born in some family or in something (say, building as in Born into Brothels).
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Which is correct I was born in May or I was born on May?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on.
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Which is correct in September or on September?

'On' always precedes dates. For example: An event took place on the twenty ninth of September, 2014. An event took place on September the twenty ninth, 2014.
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Which is correct in May or on May?

When talking about a specific date you use "on". For example, Pope John would pass away the following year, and the last session of the Council would be closed by Pope Paul VI on December 8, 1965. When talking about a month, you use "in".
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Which preposition is used after born?

The words in, at, by, during, to, and before are the prepositions after the word born.
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Is born past tense?

Born is the past participle of the verb bear only when it's used in the sense of birth. It is also used as an adjective in the same sense. Borne is the past participle of the verb bear in all senses except the one related to birth.
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Are you born or were you born?

"When were you born?" is the correct version. A simple rule of thumb would be to replace it with a similarly formed verb. Born is past participle, so we could replace it with written.
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Is it on July or in July?

For a specific date, as in your first two examples, we use 'on'. For a less specific time reference, we use 'in'. You may think of it arising from 'The final is in [the month of] July', The final is in [the year] 2018.
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Is it on December or in December?

It´s IN December - We use "on" when we write the date. It's in December on the 25th. In December..... Merry Christmas everybody!
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Is it in February or on February?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on.
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Should I use on or in for month?

On is used for a specific date (e.g. December 20, 2017), because it is one point in time. In is used for a month, because the month contains a time span.
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Will it be in January or on January?

When the exact date is not specified, it's “in January”, e.g. “her birthday is in January”. When the date is specified we use “on”, e.g. “her birthday is on January 17th”. On Monday, 18th of January.
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When your birthday is in January?

January babies' horoscope sign is Capricorn or Aquarius.

January babies who make their debut January 20th or later will fall under Aquarius, a sign believed to be intelligent, quirky, and independent.
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How can I use birthday?

Use “birthday” in a sentence

Her birthday party will be held tomorrow evening. My birthday is in July. Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party. My grandfather gave me birthday present.
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Why is it called birthday and not birthdate?

The date of birth refers to the date, the month and the year of a person's birth. It is used only in written English. Birthday refers to a day that is an exact number of years after the day when you were born. For example, it is your 22nd birthday and not birth date.
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What is another word for birthday?

birthday; anniversary; date of birth; birth date; natal day.
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