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borrow */*/ — UK [ˈbɒrəʊ] / US [ˈbɔroʊ] verb Word forms borrow : present tense I/you/we/they borrow he/she/it borrows present participle borrowing past tense borrowed past participle borrowed Collocations: If you borrow something, someone gives it to you and… … English dictionary
borrow — 01. If you need to [borrow] any money, just let me know, and I ll help you out. 02. I don t want to [borrow] money from the bank to buy a car; I d rather pay for it in cash, all at once. 03. English [borrows] a lot of words from other languages.… … Grammatical examples in English
borrow — verb (I, T) 1 to use something that belongs to someone else and that you must give back to them later: Can I borrow your pen for a minute? | borrow sth from sb BrE: You are allowed to borrow 6 books from the library at a time. | borrow heavily… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
borrow — bor|row [ bɔrou ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later: Can I borrow your calculator? borrow something from someone/something: I borrowed a camera from Alex.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
borrow — bor|row W3S2 [ˈbɔrəu US ˈba:rou, ˈbo: ] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: borgian] 1.) to use something that belongs to someone else and that you must give back to them later →↑lend, loan ↑loan ▪ Can I borrow your pen for a minute? borrow sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
borrow vs lend — To lend: Meaning: to hand out usually for a certain length of time. Banks lend money. Libraries lend books. For example: My mother lent me some money, and I must pay her back soon. To borrow: Meaning: to take with permission usually … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
borrow vs lend — To lend: Meaning: to hand out usually for a certain length of time. Banks lend money. Libraries lend books. For example: My mother lent me some money, and I must pay her back soon. To borrow: Meaning: to take with permission usually … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
Borrow, George — (1803 1881) Philologist and miscellaneous author, and traveller, b. at East Dereham, Norfolk, s. of a recruiting officer, had a somewhat wandering childhood. He received most of his education in Edin., and showed a peculiar talent for… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
George Borrow — Infobox Person name = George Henry Borrow image size = 200px caption = 1851 engraving birth date = 5 July 1803 birth place = East Dereham, Norfolk death date = 26 July 1881 death place = Oulton Broad, Suffolk occupation = author spouse = Mary… … Wikipedia
List of books by Graham Greene — Bibliography= Verse* Babbling April (1925)Novels* The Man Within (1929) * The Name of Action (1930) (repudiated by author, never re published) * Rumour at Nightfall (1932) (repudiated by author, never re published) * Stamboul Train (1932) (also… … Wikipedia
lend / loan / borrow — Lend is a verb that mean to temporarily give something to someone : Lucy will lend or loan Chuck her books any day. A loan is a noun meaning something borrowed: Most people get a bank loan to buy a house. Loan is also used in American… … Confused words
