v.
Pronunciation: ' bär-( ˌ ) ō , ' bo ̇ r-
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English borwen, from Old English borgian; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve ― more at BURY
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent < borrow a book> < borrow ed a dollar> b : to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest
2 a : to appropriate for one's own use < borrow a metaphor> b : DERIVE , ADOPT
3 : to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place
4 : to adopt into one language from another
5 dialect : LEND
intransitive verb : to borrow something
– bor · row · er \ - ə -w ə r \ noun
– borrow trouble : to do something unnecessarily that may result in adverse reaction or repercussions