The meaning of BORROW is to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent. How to use borrow in a sentence.

BORROW definition: to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent. See examples of borrow used in a sentence.

BORROW meaning: 1. to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of…. Learn more.

1. to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: to borrow a pencil. 2. to appropriate or introduce from another source or from a foreign source: to borrow a word from French. …

Borrow or borrowing can mean: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. In finance, monetary debt In linguistics, change in a language due to contact with other languages …

borrow /ˈbɒrəʊ/ vb 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

The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow an idea from your friend.

If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time. I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library. [VERB noun + from]

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Definition of borrow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.