borrow

/ˈbɑɹoʊ/

verbbor · row

To BORROW is to take it for now—then you’ll “ROW” it back (return it).

Yes, it's borrow. Remember it has double R: bo + rr + ow.

Definitions

  1. verbto take and use something that belongs to someone else, with the plan to return it
  2. verbto take or adopt something (such as an idea or word) from another source

Examples

  • “May I borrow your pencil for a minute?”
  • “She had to borrow money from her brother to pay the fee.”
  • “English has borrowed many words from other languages.”

Synonyms

takeloan (take out)useadoptappropriate

Antonyms

lendreturn

Translations

ES pedir prestadoPT pegar emprestadoFR emprunter

Common misspellings

borowborrobarrowborroeborroughborowwborrrowborro w

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