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bor⋅row
[bor-oh, bawr-oh] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | Arithmetic. (in subtraction) to take from one denomination and add to the next lower. |
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom| 4. | to borrow something: Don't borrow unless you intend to repay. |
| 5. | Nautical.
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| 6. | Golf. to putt on other than a direct line from the lie of the ball to the hole, to compensate for the incline or roll of the green. |
| 7. | borrow trouble, to do something that is unnecessary and may cause future harm or inconvenience. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME borowen, OE borgian to borrow, lend, deriv. of borg a pledge; akin to D borg a pledge, borgen to charge, give credit, G Borg credit, borgen to take on credit
bef. 900; ME borowen, OE borgian to borrow, lend, deriv. of borg a pledge; akin to D borg a pledge, borgen to charge, give credit, G Borg credit, borgen to take on credit
Related forms:
bor⋅row⋅a⋅ble, adjective
bor⋅row⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
2. acquire, take, get; copy, pirate, plagiarize.
2. acquire, take, get; copy, pirate, plagiarize.
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