borrow
verb (used with object)
to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent.
are borrowing
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present progressiveof borrow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Marketers are borrowing the vocabulary more readily than they are embracing some of the people who popularized it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tech companies are borrowing money to fund the development of advanced A.I. systems, for instance, which exacerbates the bond sell-off because investors think A.I.-powered economic growth will keep interest rates higher for longer.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Commissions or trading costs are payable on both sides, there is a conversion fee to create the ADRs, there are borrowing costs on the ADRs also.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“A lot of ‘ant investors’ are borrowing money to get into the market,” Engel says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Now, look here, my Texas friend, I'm afraid you are borrowing trouble.
From The Outlet by Andy Adams
