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 meaning: 1. to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of.. Learn more.
Definition of borrow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
- 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 /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
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 definition: To obtain or receive (something) on loan with the promise or understanding of returning it or its equivalent.
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 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. I borrowed his words for my book's title.
When people borrow money from a bank they pay back the same amount over a number of months or years plus an added amount that is called interest. He borrowed money from the bank to buy the car.
