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borrow trouble

bor·row trou·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bor-oh, bawr-oh truhb-uh l]
    • /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ ˈtrʌb əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bor-oh, bawr-oh truhb-uh l]
    • /ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ ˈtrʌb əl/

Definitions of borrow trouble words

  • noun borrow trouble to worry about anything needlessly or before one has sufficient cause 3
  • verb with object borrow trouble to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower. 1
  • verb with object borrow trouble to use, appropriate, or introduce from another source or from a foreign source: to borrow an idea from the opposition; to borrow a word from French. 1
  • verb with object borrow trouble Arithmetic. (in subtraction) to take from one denomination and add to the next lower. 1
  • verb without object borrow trouble to borrow something: Don't borrow unless you intend to repay. 1
  • verb without object borrow trouble Nautical. to sail close to the wind; luff. to sail close to the shore. 1
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Origin of borrow trouble

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 trouble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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borrow trouble 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".

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