borrow
Speech parts
1. borrow - Noun
2. borrow - Verb
3. Borrow - Proper noun
Meaning
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.
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.
To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
To receive; to take; to derive.
Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
The act of borrowing.
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May I borrow your lawn mower?
A bank was set up so that landowners could borrow government money to buy land from peasants (the peasants were not allowed to use it to borrow money to buy land until 1850).
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
According to Mr Obaje, CBN action to sanction some banks last year for not borrowing to farmers is like a pat in the back, as most commercial banks don’t borrow to small holder farmers.
According to the proposal, the tuition increase would provide additional funding for in-state financial aid and would prevent undergraduates from needing to borrow money or work to fund their education.
A fully original design of Mr. Freeze that doesn't borrow from any other depiction of the character, the cosplay of Hamilton Cornish is just about as good as it gets.