borrow

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия взятия и использования чего-либо, принадлежащего другому человеку, с намерением вернуть это.

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.

   Одолжить

   • 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.

   Synonymsleaserent

   Antonymsgivelendrepayreturn

2. Adopt or useB2formal

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

   Заимствовать

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

   Synonymsadoptappropriatecopyderiveimitatetakeuse