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borrow

bor·row
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bor-oh, bawr-oh]
    • /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ/
    • /ˈbɒrəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bor-oh, bawr-oh]
    • /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ/

Definitions of borrow word

  • verb borrow If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission. 3
  • verb borrow If you borrow money from someone or from a bank, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at some time in the future. 3
  • verb borrow If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time. 3
  • verb borrow If you borrow something such as a word or an idea from another language or from another person's work, you use it in your own language or work. 3
  • verb borrow to obtain or receive (something, such as money) on loan for temporary use, intending to give it, or something equivalent or identical, back to the lender 3
  • verb borrow to adopt (ideas, words, etc) from another source; appropriate 3

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Origin of borrow

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English borowen, Old English borgian to borrow, lend, derivative of borg a pledge; akin to Dutch borg a pledge, borgen to charge, give credit, German Borg credit, borgen to take on credit

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Parts of speech for Borrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

borrow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

borrow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for borrow

verb borrow

  • hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
  • obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
  • rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
  • tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol

Antonyms for borrow

verb borrow

  • forfeit — a fine; penalty.
  • lend — to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.

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