English
Pronunciation
(UK): enPR|/b�rʹ�/, IPA|/�b�r��/, SAMPA|/"bQr@U/
(US): enPR|bärʹ�, IPA|/�b�ro�/, SAMPA|/"bAroU/
:rhymes|�r��
Etymology 1
OE. borgian, from Ger.. Cognate with German borgen.
Verb
en-verb
- To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
- linguistics To copy a word from another language.
- arithmetic In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
Synonyms
(adopt): adopt, use
Antonyms
(receive temporarily): give back (exchanging the transfer of ownership), lend (exchanging the owners), return (exchanging the transfer of ownership)
(in arithmetic): carry (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of addition)
Derived terms
borrowed time
borrower
Translations
trans-top|receive temporarily
Czech: půj�it si
Danish: låne
Dutch: lenen, ontlenen
Estonian: laenama
Finnish: lainata, ottaa laina|lainaksi
French: emprunter
trans-mid
German: borgen
Hebrew: �ש��� (lish'ol)
Italian: prendere in prestito
Slovene: sposoditi si, izposoditi si
Spanish: tomar prestado
Telugu: �ప�ప� ��య� (appu chaeyu)
trans-bottom
trans-top|adopt (an idea) as one's own
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|in a subtraction
trans-mid
Telugu: �ప�ప� ��య� (appu chaeyu)
trans-bottom
Etymology 2
OE. borg, from Ger. (related to Etymology 1, above).
Noun
en-noun
- archaic A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
- archaic A surety; someone standing bail.
#:*1819: �where am I to find such a sum? If I sell the very pyx and candlesticks on the altar at Jorvaulx, I shall scarce raise the half; and it will be necessary for that purpose that I go to Jorvaulx myself; ye may retain as borrows my two priests.� � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
zh-min-nan:borrow
de:borrow
es:borrow
fa:borrow
fr:borrow
hy:borrow
io:borrow
it:borrow
ja:borrow
pl:borrow
ro:borrow
ru:borrow
fi:borrow
ta:borrow
te:borrow
vi:borrow
tr:borrow
zh:borrow
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