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borrow



bor·row [borrow borrows borrowed borrowing] BrE [ˈbɒrəʊ] NAmE [ˈbɑːroʊ] NAmE [ˈbɔːroʊ] verb
1. transitive to take and use sth that belongs to sb else, and return it to them at a later time
~ sth Can I borrow your umbrella?
~ sth from sb/sth Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.
• (BrE, informal)~ sth off sb I borrowed the DVD off my brother.
compare lend
2. transitive, intransitive to take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them at a later time
~ sth (from sb/sth) How much did you have to borrow to pay for this?
She borrowed £2 000 from her parents.
~ (from sb/sth) I don't like to borrow from friends.
~ sth off sb (informal)I had to borrow the money off a friend.
compare lend
3. intransitive, transitive to take words, ideas, etc. from another language, person, etc. and use them, as your own
~ (from sb/sth) The author borrows heavily from Henry James.
~ sth (from sb/sth) Some musical terms are borrowed from Italian.
Idiom:on borrowed time
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English borgian ‘borrow against security’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen.

Thesaurus:
borrow verb T, I
Can I borrow your pen?
beg • |informal, disapproving scrounge
Opp: lend
borrow/beg/scrounge (sth) from sb
borrow/scrounge sth off sb
borrow/beg for money

Which Word?:
borrow / lend
These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while they lend it to you: Can I borrow your pen? Can I borrow a pen from you? Here, I’ll lend you my pen.

Example Bank:
His designs borrow freely from the architecture of ancient Egypt.
I borrowed £50 off my mum.
I'll borrow some coffee off the neighbours.
She borrowed £50 from her mother.
Can I borrow your pen?
I don't like to borrow from friends.
I'm borrowing the office laptop for the weekend.
You can borrow the book from the local library.

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