Definition of borrow

• v. t. - To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
• v. t. - To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
• v. t. - To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
• v. t. - To feign or counterfeit.
• v. t. - To receive; to take; to derive.
• n. - Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
• n. - The act of borrowing.
• v. t. - To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
• v. t. - To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
• v. t. - To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
• v. t. - To feign or counterfeit.
• v. t. - To receive; to take; to derive.
• n. - Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
• n. - The act of borrowing.