Search
Select the dictionary language
to borrow
01
to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it
Transitive: to borrow sth | to borrow sth from sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
borrow
3rd person singular
borrows
Present participle
borrowing
Past simple
borrowed
Past participle
borrowed
Examples
Can I borrow your umbrella? It's raining outside, and I left mine at home.
02
to take or adopt external elements into one's own expression or creation
Transitive: to borrow external elements from sth
Examples
Shakespeare borrowed many plot elements from existing stories for his plays.
Lexical Tree
borrower
borrowing
borrow
