borrow
🇺🇸
/ˈbɔːrəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈbɒrəʊ/
verb
A2
to take something from someone with their permission and give it back later
Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
A2
to get money from someone or a bank and agree to pay it back later
We need to borrow money to buy a house.
R
to use words or ideas from someone else
The writer likes to borrow ideas from old stories.
translation
to take something from someone with their permission and give it back later; to get money from someone or a bank and agree to pay it back later; to use words or ideas from someone else
Word Forms
3rd Present
borrows
Past
borrowed
Perfect
borrowed
Progressive
borrowing