Definition: 1. To take and use something that belongs to somebody else, and return it to them at a later time. 2. Get temporarily. 3. To take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them at a later time.
Use 'borrow' in a sentence:
1. He borrowed heavily to get the money together.
2. Can I borrow your lecture notes ?
3. Can I borrow your lecture notes?
4. We can borrow from the neighbors.
5. Morgan borrowed £ 5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago.
6. She borrowed £ 2 000 from her parents.
7. They will have to borrow £ 10 million next year, just to stay afloat.
8. Can I borrow your calculator?
9. We'll have to borrow the money we need.
10. They borrowed something in the order of £ 10 million.
11. Can I borrow your textbook?
12. Can I borrow your pencil, please?
13. Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can borrow one?
14. Some musical terms are borrowed from Italian.
15. The author borrows heavily from Henry James.
16. The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
17. Can I borrow your math textbook?
18. We'd been brought up to think that borrowing money was bad.
19. Can I borrow your newspaper?
20. "Why don't you borrow your sister's car?" said Cassandra stiffly.
21. Can I borrow your dictionary?
22. May I borrow your marker, please?
23. May I borrow your markers, please?
24. May I borrow your Chinese book?
25. The amounts she borrowed were not excessive.
26. Borrowing$ 100,000 is one thing. Owing$ 425,000 is another!
27. She wanted to borrow something.
28. May I borrow your newspaper?
29. They may need to borrow money in pursuance of their legal action.
30. Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
31. I don't like to borrow from friends.
32. They borrow money from friends.
33. Can I borrow these magazines?
34. Even though museums have begged to borrow her collection, she could never split it up.
35. Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price.
36. Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?
37. Can I borrow a pen from you?
38. Can I borrow a pen please?
39. You can borrow my keys ─ I have a spare set.
40. You can borrow my keys—I have a spare set.
41. Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high.
42. Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.
43. May I borrow it for a day or two?
44. Can I borrow your umbrella?
45. The budgetary arithmetic suggests that government borrowing is set to surge.
46. High interest rates help to keep borrowing down.
47. It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit.
48. Banks actively encourage people to borrow money.
