The twins often borrow each other's clothes. I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend. He borrowed the book from the library. Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors? She borrowed $20 from me. The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill. She borrowed the technique from local artisans. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe implication seems to be that students can borrow more at no additional cost. Tomas J . Philipson, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The idea is that consumers and businesses will borrow and spend less, thereby helping cool the economy and slow inflation.CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 The idea is that consumers and businesses will borrow and spend less, thereby helping cool the economy and slow inflation. Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Only 7 percent of those who do borrow have an outstanding balance over $100,000, and 54 percent owe less than $20,000. The Editors, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 The museum also offers noise-canceling headphones and fidgets that visitors can borrow during any visit. Taylor Burnette, The Enquirer, 29 July 2022 Hamilton reminded everyone that West Haven’s inability to borrow money at affordable rates helped to land the city under strict state control in the early 1990s. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 On June 15, the implied Federal Funds Rate (the rate banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other overnight) for February 1, 2023, was 3.71%. Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 July 2022 Thor can’t borrow ships from the Guardians again, so the space goats make plenty of sense. Chris Smith, BGR, 27 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English borwen, from Old English borgian; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve — more at bury