borrow

• Verb, das das Nehmen und Verwenden von etwas bezeichnet, das einer anderen Person gehört, mit der Absicht, es zurückzugeben; auch die Übernahme von Ideen, Wörtern oder Konzepten aus einer anderen Quelle.

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.

   Ausleihen

   • 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.

   Synonymeleaserent

   Antonymegivelendrepayreturn

2. Adopt or useB2formal

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

   Übernehmen

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

   Synonymeadoptappropriatecopyderiveimitatetakeuse