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- Dictionarybor·row/ˈbärō/
verb
- 1. take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intention of returning it: "he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues" Similar
noun
- 1. a slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot.
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb borrow, which means to receive something with the intention of returning it or to adopt something from another source. See also related phrases and words containing borrow.
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The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow an idea from your friend.
Borrow definition: to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent. See examples of BORROW used in a sentence.
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1. to obtain or receive (something, such as money) on loan for temporary use, intending to give it, or something equivalent or identical, back to the lender. 2. to adopt (ideas, words, etc) from another source; appropriate. 3. not standard to lend. 4. (Golf) golf to putt the ball uphill of the direct path to the hole. 5.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and examples of the verb borrow, which means to take and use something that belongs to somebody else, or to take money and agree to pay it back. See also related words, idioms and collocations.
