What is "borrow" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does borrow mean in English? Meaning of borrow definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "borrow" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "borrow": get temporarily

Verb

  • Meaning: get temporarily
  • Example: May I borrow your lawn mower?
  • Synonyms: borrow
  • Hypernyms: acquire get
  • Antonyms: lend loan
  • Pronunciation in US: bärʹō, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: bŏrʹō, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "borrow": take up and practice as one's own

    Verb

  • Meaning: take up and practice as one's own
  • Synonyms: adopt borrow take over take up
  • Hypernyms: accept have take
  • Pronunciation in US: bärʹō, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: bŏrʹō, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    hire, acquire, obtain, rent, tap, pledge, soak, pawn, bite, chisel, beg, scrounge, negotiate, sponge, lift, bum, touch, cadge, mooch, accept loan of, give a note for, hit up, raise money, run into debt, take on loan, use temporarily, see one's uncle, use, adopt, assume, acquire, obtain, copy, steal, pilfer, plagiarize, usurp, imitate, filch, take, simulate, pirate, make one's own,

    Antonyms:

    forfeit, lend, lose, give, pay, return, forfeit, lend, leave alone, lose, give, receive, pay, return,

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    borrow in English: borrow
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