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borrow

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
bor·row 
          Listen to the pronunciation of borrow
Pronunciation:
\ˈbär-(ˌ)ō, ˈbr-\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English borwen, from Old English borgian; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve — more at bury
Date:
before 12th century
transitive verb1 a: to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent <borrow a book> <borrowed a dollar> b: to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest2 a: to appropriate for one's own use <borrow a metaphor> b: derive, adopt3: to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place4: to adopt into one language from another5dialect : lendintransitive verb: to borrow something
bor·row·er 
          Listen to the pronunciation of borrower \-ə-wər\ noun
borrow trouble
: to do something unnecessarily that may result in adverse reaction or repercussions


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