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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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   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.

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   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.

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of borrow – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BORROW definition: 1. to use something that belongs to someone else and give it back later: 2. to take money from a…. Learn more.

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    Borrow definition: To obtain or receive (something) on loan with the promise or understanding of returning it or its equivalent. Dictionary Thesaurus