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borrow

/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/verb2 syllables

Borrow means: take up and practice as one's own.

Synonyms for borrow3

verb, as in take up and practice as one's own

adopt, take over, take up

Opposites of borrow

lend

What does borrow mean?2

verb

1

take up and practice as one's own

2

get temporarily“May I borrow your lawn mower?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with borrow?3

two syllables

sorrowmorrow

three syllables

tomorrow
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Borrow in a sentence

  • When we borrow money, we must agree on the conditions.Zifre
  • Dad, will you please let me borrow the car?Source_VOA
  • Poor as he was, he did not borrow money from others.sundown
  • Would you be so kind as to let me borrow your cell phone, please?papabear
  • He tried, in vain, to borrow a large sum of money from them.FeuDRenais2
  • When we borrow money, we must agree to the conditions.nueby
  • If you want to borrow some of my clothes, ask first.Hybrid
  • If you want to know the value of money, try to borrow it.carlosalberto

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Forms of borrow

as a verb

past tense
borrowed
present participle
borrowing
third-person singular
borrows