borrow

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de prendre et d'utiliser quelque chose appartenant à une autre personne avec l'intention de le rendre, ou d'obtenir temporairement quelque chose d'autrui.

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.

   emprunter

   • 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.

   Synonymesleaserent

   Antonymesgivelendrepayreturn

2. Adopt or useB2formal

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

   Emprunter (une idée, un mot, une méthode)

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

   Synonymesadoptappropriatecopyderiveimitatetakeuse