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The Britannica Dictionary borrow 6 ENTRIES FOUND:

• borrow (verb)
• borrowing (noun)
• beg (verb)
• page (noun)
• steal (verb)
• time (noun)

borrow /ˈbɑroʊ/ verb borrows; borrowed; borrowing borrow /ˈbɑroʊ/ verb borrows; borrowed; borrowing Britannica Dictionary definition of BORROW 1 [+ object] a : to take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a period of time before returning it

• Can I borrow your camera? [=will you lend me your camera]
• The twins often borrow each other's clothes.
• I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend.
• He borrowed the book from the library.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b : to take and use up (something) with the promise to give back something of equal value

• Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors?
• She borrowed $20 from me.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples ◊ When people borrow money from a bank they pay back the same amount over a number of months or years plus an added amount that is called interest.

• He borrowed money from the bank to buy the car.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 : to use (an idea, saying, etc.) that was thought up by someone else [+ object]

• The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.
• She borrowed the technique from local artisans.
• The company is borrowing a page from [=using a technique or idea first used by] its largest competitor.

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• He borrows heavily [=includes many ideas] from other philosophers in the book.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 [+ object] : to use (a word or phrase from another language) in a language

• The English word “entrepreneur” was borrowed from (the) French.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 4 [+ object] in subtracting from a number with two or more digits : to take 1 from a digit and add it as 10 to the digit in the next lower place

beg, borrow, or/and steal

— see beg

be living on borrowed time

: to continue to be alive after you were expected to die

• After his heart attack, my grandfather always felt that he was living on borrowed time.

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— borrower

/ˈbɑrəwɚ/ noun, plural borrowers [count]

• Each borrower's payments will vary according to the terms of the loan.
• the library's borrowers [=people who borrow books from the library]

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