borrow
verb (used with object)
to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent.
is borrowing
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present progressiveof borrow (3rd person singular).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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"What we're doing as a council is borrowing £5,500 in every one of those houses."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Publisher Ballantine Books is borrowing from the romantasy playbook with collectible variations of Weir’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But it also helps that the Dodgers’ front office is borrowing a little swagger from the players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
To make the deliveries possible, her 14-year-old has to babysit, and Burnett is borrowing her father’s car.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“Madam Imbert? She is borrowing some potatoes,” I quickly lied, wondering if that sounded believable.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
