Thesaurus: borrow

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
4. v. t. To feign or counterfeit.
5. v. t. To receive; to take; to derive.
6. n. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
7. n. The act of borrowing.
8. v. get temporarily
9. v. take up and practice as one's own
10. To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination inorder to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when thefigure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of theminuend.