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borrowed

/ˈbɒrəd/

/ˈbɑːrəd/

borrowedpast participle

/ˈbɒr.əʊd/

/ˈbɔː.roʊd/

Past-participle adjective meaning taken or derived from another source.

Translations

empruntéSe dit d’un objet pris temporairement à quelqu’un d’autre.

She wore a borrowed dress to the party, hoping to return it the next day.

Elle portait une robe empruntée à la fête, espérant la rendre le lendemain.

Additional translations

empruntéAu sens figuré : qui n’est pas original, repris d’une autre source.

Definitions

Taken or received from another source, typically with the intention of returning it.

She wore a borrowed dress to the party, hoping to return it the next day.

Not original; derived from another source.

The novel's plot felt borrowed, lacking any unique twists or turns.

Synonyms

borrowverb

borrowed

Past Simple

borrowed

Past Simple

borrowed

Past Participle

borrowing

Gerund

/ˈbɒrəʊ/

/ˈbɑːroʊ/

Translations

emprunter

She decided to borrow a book from the library for her research.

Elle a décidé d’emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque pour ses recherches.

Additional translations

emprunterSens figuré : adopter un mot, une idée ou une pratique d’une autre langue ou d’une autre source.

Definitions

To take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.

She decided to borrow a book from the library for her research.

To adopt or take over (an idea, practice, or word) from another source.

The English language has borrowed many words from Latin.

To take money from a person or financial institution with the agreement to pay it back later.

He had to borrow money from the bank to buy a new car.

(Arithmetic) To take one unit from the next higher place value in order to perform a subtraction operation.

When subtracting 47 from 123, you borrow 1 from the tens column.

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borrownoun

Definitions

An act or instance of taking and using something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it (now rare).

His quick borrow of her umbrella saved him from the sudden shower.

Earth or other material removed from one location and used as fill at another, especially in construction or civil engineering.

The crew hauled in several truckloads of borrow to raise the roadbed above the floodplain.

(Arithmetic) A unit taken from the next higher place value to facilitate subtraction.

In the problem 62−38, the borrow from the tens place helps complete the calculation.