borrow

The word “borrow” means to take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back. In plain terms, to take something temporarily with the intention of returning it, or to adopt an idea or word from elsewhere.

“Borrow” is pronounced BO-roh (/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ in IPA).

Here is “borrow” used in a sentence: “Can I borrow your pen for a second?”

Words with a similar meaning to “borrow” include creance, desume and scunge.

The opposite of “borrow” — its antonyms — are give back, lend, return, carry and buy.

“Borrow” is a verb.

The word “borrow” comes from Old English. From Old English "borgian" ("to lend, pledge, borrow"), related to the idea of taking care of or vouching for something — ultimately connected to the word "bury" in an older sense of "protect.".

“Borrow” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

Borrow means to take something temporarily; lend means to give it temporarily. The borrower receives and the lender gives: "May I borrow your pen?" but "Can you lend me your pen?" Mixing them up, as in "Can you borrow me a pen?", is a common error in standard English.

No. In standard English you cannot borrow something to a person; you lend it. Say "lend me your charger" or "let me borrow your charger" instead of "borrow me your charger," which occurs in some dialects but is considered nonstandard.

Standard English uses borrow from: "I borrowed the ladder from a neighbor." "Borrow off" and "borrow off of" are heard in informal speech but are best avoided in writing. The thing borrowed takes no preposition at all: borrow a book, borrow money.

A borrowed word, also called a loanword or a borrowing, is a word one language adopts from another, such as English taking "piano" from Italian. This reflects the second sense of borrow: to take an idea, word, or style from elsewhere and use it as your own. Despite the name, the words are never given back.