Word a Day
borrow
What does borrow mean?
borrow (verb): to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use borrow in a sentence?
How do you pronounce borrow?
/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does borrow come from?
From Middle English borwen, from Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge surety for”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “borrow” mean?
to give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services
Not quite: that's what pay means.
to imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof
Not quite: that's what suspect means.
to know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend
Not quite: that's what understand means.
to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it
Right! That's what “borrow” means.
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