phrasal verb · neutral
give birth to
UK/ɡɪv bɜːθ tuː/US/ɡɪv bɜːrθ tuː/give·BIRTH·to
task2speaking
to produce a baby; to cause something new to exist
Examples
“The factory gave birth to a new industry in the area.”
“She gave birth to twins last summer.”
“Technological breakthroughs have given birth to many start-ups.”
Band 8 sentence
“The rapid expansion of the internet has given birth to an entirely new digital economy.”
Collocations
- give birth to a child
- give birth to twins
- give birth to an idea
Word family
give birth verb phrasebe born verb phrase
Common mistakes
give a birth to→give birth to
give birth→give birth to
Say it for a higher band
5have a baby→6bear (a child)→7+give birth to
Synonyms
bear (a child)
Easily confused
have a baby
“They decided to have a baby next year.”
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