borrow
verb (used with object)
to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent.
had borrowed
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past perfectof borrow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Situational had borrowed about $3 for each $1 of capital it held, more than the leverage of other funds exposed to similar volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He later visited the garage to settle up, telling Judith he was "desperate" and had borrowed money to belatedly pay her.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz had borrowed against their stakes in Blue Owl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
All the way home in the car Mom had borrowed I kept picking it out of the tiny hole I had worked in my pocket and slowly tossed it out the window.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
