Borrowed Meaning and Definition


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Borrowed meaning

Word: Borrowed

How to pronounce: ˈbɒrəʊ

Verb

Definitions:

1. Take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.

Example sentences: "He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues"

2. Allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to compensate for sideways motion of the ball due to a slope or other irregularity.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot.

Example sentences: "I played the round in the company of an ancient caddie, unusually talkative for a Scot, who shaped the sightlines of the present to the borrow of the past."


Synonyms:

hold

take

take on

adopt

borrow money

take over

employ

embrace


Antonyms:

lend

take

take up

give

provide


Derivations:

borrowing

borrower

borrowing

borrower


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Borrowed in Other Languages...

Spanish: Prestar

German: Fremdkapital

French: Emprunter

Italian: Prestito

Turkish: ödünç


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