Antonyms for borrow
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bor-oh, bawr-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ |
Definition of borrow
Origin :- Old English borgian "to lend, be surety for," from Proto-Germanic *borg "pledge" (cf. Old English borg "pledge, security, bail, debt," Old Norse borga "to become bail for, guarantee," Middle Dutch borghen "to protect, guarantee," Old High German boragen "to beware of," German borgen "to borrow; to lend"), from PIE *bhergh- "to hide, protect" (see bury). Sense shifted in Old English to "borrow," apparently on the notion of collateral deposited as security for something borrowed. Related: Borrowed; borrowing.
- verb take for temporary use
- verb adopt from another source; appropriate
- If you ever want to borrow this boat, you'll have to apply to me.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The next thing was to borrow a trifle of what was passing through his hands.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Can you get yourself home from this spot, or shall I borrow a wheelbarrow and tote you there?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Well, my son, I want to borrow your horse for the rest of the day.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- This Tract is only a borrow'd Tract, and which may be drawn any way, as shall be most convenient.
- Extract from : « Orchesography » by John Weaver
- Borrow was expecting me to-day, you know—or maybe you don't know.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- And then under went the truck that Andy had run to borrow, and the stove was out.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- She wanted to borrow thirty guineas of me: only while she got a note changed.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- After all, if this one story didn't sell I could borrow until I wrote something that did.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- I might borrow it, perhaps, if the chance is a very good one.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
Synonyms for borrow
- accept loan of
- acquire
- adopt
- assume
- beg
- bite
- bum
- cadge
- chisel
- copy
- filch
- give a note for
- hire
- hit up
- imitate
- lift
- make one's own
- mooch
- negotiate
- obtain
- pawn
- pilfer
- pirate
- plagiarize
- pledge
- raise money
- rent
- run into debt
- scrounge
- see one's uncle
- simulate
- soak
- sponge
- steal
- take
- take on loan
- tap
- touch
- use
- use temporarily
- usurp
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