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Definitions for Borrow

[1] to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower.
[2] to use, appropriate, or introduce from another source or from a foreign source: to borrow an idea from the opposition; to borrow a word from French.
[3] Arithmetic . (in subtraction) to take from one denomination and add to the next lower.
[4] to borrow something: Don't borrow unless you intend to repay.
[5] Nautical . to sail close to the wind; luff. to sail close to the shore.
[6] Golf . to putt on other than a direct line from the lie of the ball to the hole, to compensate for the incline or roll of the green.
[7] borrow trouble , to do something that is unnecessary and may cause future harm or inconvenience.
[8] George, 1803–81, English traveler, writer, and student of languages, especially Romany.
[9] to obtain or receive (something, such as money) on loan for temporary use, intending to give it, or something equivalent or identical, back to the lender
[10] to adopt (ideas, words, etc) from another source; appropriate
[11] not standard to lend
[12] golf to putt the ball uphill of the direct path to the hole
[13] (intr) golf (of a ball) to deviate from a straight path because of the slope of the ground
[14] golf a deviation of a ball from a straight path because of the slope of the ground a left borrow
[15] material dug from a borrow pit to provide fill at another
[16] living on borrowed time living an unexpected extension of life close to death
[17] George (Henry ). 1803–81, English traveller and writer. His best-known works are the semiautobiographical novels of Gypsy life and language, Lavengro (1851) and its sequel The Romany Rye (1857)

Words related to Borrow

hire, acquire, obtain, rent, use, adopt, assume, copy, steal, tap, pledge, soak, pawn, bite, chisel, beg, scrounge, negotiate, sponge, lift

Words nearby Borrow

borough-english, borrelia, borrelia burgdorferi, borreliosis, borromini, borrow, borrow pit, borrow trouble, borrowed time, borrower's card, borrowing

Origin of Borrow

before 900; Middle English borowen, Old English borgian to borrow, lend, derivative of borg a pledge; akin to Dutch borg a pledge, borgen to charge, give credit, German Borg credit, borgen to take on credit

Words that may be confused with Borrow

borrow, lend, loan

Other words from Borrow

bor·row·a·ble , adjective
bor·row·er , noun
non·bor·rowed , adjective
non·bor·row·er , noun
o·ver·bor·row , verb
un·bor·rowed , adjective
Bor·ro·vi·an [buh -roh -vee-uh  n] /bəˈroʊ vi ən/ , adjective, noun

Word origin for Borrow

Old English borgian ; related to Old High German borgēn to take heed, give security

Synonyms for Borrow

acquire, hire, obtain, rent, beg, bite, bum, cadge, chisel, lift, mooch, negotiate, pawn, pledge, scrounge, soak, sponge, tap, touch, accept loan of, give a note for, hit up, raise money, run into debt, see one's uncle, take on loan, use temporarily