01 v. t. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; --…
imp. & p. p.
Borrowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Borrowing
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1.
To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
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2.
To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.(Arith.)
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3.
To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.“Rites borrowed from the ancients.” — Macaulay.“It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.” — Milton.
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4.
To feign or counterfeit.“The borrowed majesty of England.” — Shak.
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5.
To receive; to take; to derive.“Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
To borrow trouble —
to be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.