2 COPYto take or copy someone's ideas, words etc and use them in your own work, language etcborrow something from somebody/something I borrowed my ideas from
9 meanings: 1. to obtain or receive (something, such as money) on loan for temporary use, intending to give it, or something. Click for more definitions.
The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow
Borrow or borrowing can mean: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. In finance, monetary debt; In linguistics,
to obtain or receive (something, such as money) on loan for temporary use, intending to give it, or something equivalent or identical, back to the lender.
borrow verb (USE) to use something that belongs to someone else and give it back later: Can I borrow a pen please? I borrowed the book from my sister.