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   borrow

   /ˈbɒrəʊ/

   verb

   • 1. take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it: "he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues" Similar taketake for oneselfhelp oneself touse as one's ownabscond withcarry offappropriatecommandeerabstractstealpurloinshopliftinformal:filchrobswipenabrip offliftliberatesnafflesnitchnickpinchhalf-inchwhipknock offnobblebonescrumpbagblagheistglomsnaveltiefarchaic:cribhook
   • ▪ take and use (money) from a person or bank under an agreement to pay it back later: "to meet this deficit the government has to borrow money" Similar take as a loanask for the loan ofreceive as a loanuse temporarilyhave temporarilyleasehireinformal:scroungespongebegbumtouch someone forscabcadgesorn on someone formoochbludgeOpposite lend
   • ▪ take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time: "you could easily have borrowed a book from your local library" Similar take as a loanask for the loan ofreceive as a loanuse temporarilyhave temporarilyleasehireinformal:scroungespongebegbumtouch someone forscabcadgesorn on someone formoochbludgeOpposite lend
   • ▪ take (a word or idea) from another language, person, or source and use it in one's own language or work: "the term is borrowed from Greek" Similar adopttake ontake intake overacquireembrace
   • 2. allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to compensate for sideways motion of the ball due to a slope or other irregularity.

   noun

   • 1. a slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot.

   Word Origin Old Englishborgian ‘borrow against security’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   BORROWED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of borrow 2. to get or receive something from someone with the…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBORROW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   borrow verb (RECEIVE) Add to word list. A2 [ T ] to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: borrow something from someone I had to borrow a pen from the invigilator to do the exam.

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   borrowed; borrowing; borrows. Synonyms of borrow. transitive verb. 1. a. : to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent. borrow a book from the library. borrowed a dollar. borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbor.

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBORROW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. 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. 2. to adopt (ideas, words, etc) from another source; appropriate. 3. not standard. to lend. 4. golf. to putt the ball uphill of the direct path to the hole.

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   verb (used with object) to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower. 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.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › borrowborrow | meaning of borrow in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   Learn the meaning of borrow as a verb, with examples of how to use it in different contexts. Find out the difference between borrow and lend, and how to borrow trouble, ideas, words, and money.