借 — meaning in English
jiè
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English meaning
- borrow verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
- lend verb To let someone use something of yours for a while, on the understanding they will give it back.
- loan noun A sum of money lent to someone on the understanding that it will be paid back, often with interest.
- salvage noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.
- tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
Senses
借 is used for these senses in English:
- borrow To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- bring to bear (transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.
- lend (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- loan (usually, _, ditransitive, US, dated, _, and) To lend (something) to (someone).
- salvage (transitive, of discarded goods) To put to use.
- take advantage (intransitive) To profit from a situation deliberately.
- tap To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.
borrow — full definition
- verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
- verb To adopt an idea, word, or style from somewhere else and use it as your own.
lend — full definition
- verb To let someone use something of yours for a while, on the understanding they will give it back.
- verb To give someone money temporarily, usually expecting it back with interest.
- verb To add or contribute a particular quality to something.