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1. (v.t.) borrow
to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent:
to borrow a pencil.
2. borrow
to appropriate or introduce from another source or from a foreign source:
to borrow a word from French.
3. borrow
to take or adopt as one's own:
to borrow an idea.
4. borrow
(in subtraction) to take from one denomination and add to the next lower.
5. (v.i.) borrow
to borrow something.
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| Definition of 'borrow' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) borrow
get temporarily
"May I borrow your lawn mower?"
2. (verb) adopt, borrow, take over, take up
take up and practice as one's own
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1. (verb) borrow
≠ lend
Can I borrow your pen?; people borrowing books from the library
2. borrow
≠ lend
to borrow $10,000 to fix up the house
3. borrow
to use sb else's idea, words, etc.
Canada borrowed the idea from New Zealand.; borrowers and lenders
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| Definition of 'borrow' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) borrow
something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage
2. (noun) borrow
the act of borrowing
3. (verb) borrow
to receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend
4. (verb) borrow
to take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend
5. (verb) borrow
to copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another
6. (verb) borrow
to feign or counterfeit
7. (verb) borrow
to receive; to take; to derive
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Sense: to take (something, often money) temporarily with the intention of returning it
He borrowed a book from the library.
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 Afrikaans: uitneem |
 Arabic: يَقْتَرِضُ، يَسْتَقْرِضُ |
 Bulgarian: заемам, вземам назаем |
 Brazilian: pedir emprestado |
 Czech: (vy)půjčit si |
 German: leihen |
 Danish: låne |
 Greek: δανείζομαι κτ. |
 Spanish: tomar prestado |
 Estonian: laenama |
 Farsi: قرض کردن |
 Finnish: lainata |
 French: emprunter |
 Hebrew: לְהַשאִיל |
 Hindi: उधार लेना |
 Croatian: posuditi |
 Hungarian: kölcsönöz |
 Indonesian: meminjam |
 Icelandic: fá að láni |
 Italian: prendere in prestito |
 Japanese: 借りる |
 Korean: 빌리다 |
 Lithuanian: pasiskolinti |
 Latvian: aizņemties |
 Malay: pinjam |
 Dutch: lenen |
 Norwegian: låne |
 Polish: pożyczyć |
 Persian: قرض کردن |
 Pashto: پور اخیستل |
 Portuguese: pedir emprestado |
 Romanian: aîmprumuta |
 Russian: одалживать |
 Slovak: požičať si |
 Slovenian: izposoditi si |
 Serbian: pozajmiti |
 Swedish: låna |
 Thai: ยืม |
 Turkish: ödünç almak, borç almak |
 Taiwanese: 借 |
 Ukrainian: позичати |
 Urdu: قرض لینا ، ادھار لینا |
 Vietnamese: mượn |
 Chinese: 借 |
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