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borrow (v. trans.)
1.get temporarily"May I borrow your lawn mower?"
2.take up and practice as one's own
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Merriam Webster
BorrowBor"row (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Borrowing.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. �95. See 1st Borough.]
1. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
2. (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
3. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
Rites borrowed from the ancients. Macaulay.
It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. Milton.
4. To feign or counterfeit. “Borrowed hair.” Spenser.
The borrowed majesty of England. Shak.
5. To receive; to take; to derive.
Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. Shak.
To borrow trouble, to be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.
BorrowBor"row, n.
1. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. [Obs.]
Ye may retain as borrows my two priests. Sir W. Scott.
2. The act of borrowing. [Obs.]
Of your royal presence I'll adventure
The borrow of a week. Shak.
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⇨ definición de borrow (Wikipedia)
borrow (v. trans.)
adopt, borrow from, get on loan from, have on loan from, obtain, take over, take up
Ver también
borrow (v. trans.)
↘ loan, money loan ≠ lend
⇨ Beg, Steal or Borrow • Blag, Steal and Borrow (song) • Borrow Beck • Borrow pit • Can I Borrow a Dollar? • David Borrow • Easy to borrow • General Arrangements to Borrow • George Borrow • Harold Borrow • Nik Borrow
borrow (v. tr.)
borrow (v. tr.)
accept, have, take[Hyper.]
adoption, borrowing - adopted, adoptive[Dérivé]
Wikipedia
Borrow or borrowing can mean: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
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