borrow (ˈbɒrəʊ
)
Definitions
verb
- 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
- to adopt (ideas, words, etc) from another source; appropriate
- not standard to lend
- golf to putt the ball uphill of the direct path to the hole
- (intr) golf (of a ball) to deviate from a straight path because of the slope of the ground
noun
- golf a deviation of a ball from a straight path because of the slope of the ground ⇒
a left borrow
- material dug from a borrow pit to provide fill at another
- See living on borrowed time
Alternative Forms
ˈborrower nounWord Origin
Old English borgian ; related to Old High German borgēn to take heed, give securityBorrow (ˈbɒrəʊ)
Definitions
noun
- George (Henry). 1803–81, English traveller and writer. His best-known works are the semiautobiographical novels of Gypsy life and language, (). 1803–81, English traveller and writer. His best-known works are the semiautobiographical novels of Gypsy life and language, Lavengro (1851) and its sequel (). 1803–81, English traveller and writer. His best-known works are the semiautobiographical novels of Gypsy life and language, (1851) and its sequel The Romany Rye (1857)
Quotations
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"
Translations
- British English:
borrow
If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it, usually with their permission, intending to return it.Can I borrow a pen please?ˈbɒrəʊ VERB Can I borrow a pen please?
- Spanish:
pedir prestado
v
- French:
emprunter
vt
- German:
borgen
v
- Chinese: 借 v
- Arabic: يُقارِض v
- Portuguese: pedir emprestado v
- Russian: занимать v
- Croatian: posuditi v
- Czech: půjčit (si) v půjčovat (si)
- Danish: låne v
- Dutch: lenen v
- Finnish: lainata joltakulta v
- Greek: δανείζομαι v
- Italian: prendere in prestito v
- Japanese: 借りる v
- Korean: 빌리다 v
- Norwegian: låne v
- Polish: pożyczyć v pożyczać
- Brazilian Portuguese: tomar emprestado v
- European Spanish:
pedir prestado
v
- Swedish: låna v
- Thai: ยืม v
- Turkish: ödünç almak v
- Vietnamese: mượn v
Usage examples
Alistair, consulted, suggested that it might be possible to borrow an armoured car from the nearest American camp.
, Unreasonable Doubt (1986)The answer, they say, is to borrow a technique from the underground music-swapping community.
New Scientist (2003)The lower credit rating, meanwhile, could make it more difficult and expensive for the cash-starved airline to borrow money.
Globe and Mail (2003)The government expects the company to retain the ability to borrow funds in money markets on favourable terms.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Growers could neither repay their existing debts nor borrow any more to survive.
, PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)