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bor·row

borrow

 
 
pronunciation:
ba ro [or] baw ro
features:
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part of speech: verb
inflections: borrows, borrowing, borrowed
definition: to take something and promise to return it.
May I borrow your book for a few days?He borrowed fifty dollars from me but never paid it back.
similar words:
float, raise, touch
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derivation: borrower (n.)
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  bank, book