borrow
verb (used with object)
to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent.
borrowed
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past participleof borrow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof borrow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
borrowverb (used with object)to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent.
Example Sentences
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Intrigued by this information, I borrowed a book about the Holocaust from the school library.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
To that end, Verhoeven borrowed heavily from Nazi Party propaganda in the movie’s visual elements.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan's northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect police against the latest militant threat -- drones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hearn even borrowed his father's car to impress Taylor.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
To finance their arms purchases, the Allies had borrowed more than two billion dollars from American banks, a debt that would never be repaid if Germany won the war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
