borrow

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على أخذ شيء مملوك لشخص آخر واستخدامه مع نية إعادته لاحقًا. ويشمل أيضًا الأخذ من شيء والاستدانة.

A verb used to indicate the act of taking and using something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it.

1. Take temporarilyA1formal

   To take and use something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it.

   استعار

   • Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
   • She borrowed a book from the library.
   • He borrowed money from his friend to pay the bill.

   المرادفاتleaserent

   الأضدادgivelendrepayreturn

2. Adopt or useB2formal

   To take and use an idea, word, or method from another source.

   استعار

   • English has borrowed many words from French.
   • The company borrowed marketing strategies from its competitors.
   • The architect borrowed design elements from classical buildings.

   المرادفاتadoptappropriatecopyderiveimitatetakeuse