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Definition of Borrow
1. Verb. Get temporarily. "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
2. Verb. Take up and practice as one's own.
Generic synonyms: Accept, Have, Take
Derivative terms: Adoption, Adoptive
Definition of Borrow
1. v. t. 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. n. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
Definition of Borrow
1. Verb. To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. ¹
2. Verb. To adopt (an idea) as one's own. ¹
3. Verb. (linguistics) To adopt a word from another language. ¹
4. Verb. (arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result. ¹
5. Verb. (proscribed) To lend. ¹
6. Verb. (context: double transitive US dialect ) To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone). ¹
7. Noun. (golf) Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant. ¹
8. Noun. (archaic) A ransom; a pledge or guarantee. ¹
9. Noun. (archaic) A surety; someone standing bail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Borrow
1. to take on loan [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Borrow
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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.
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