borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
Englisch
~ 2600
kölcsönkér, átvesz, merít, hitelt vesz fel, kölcsönt vesz fel, pénzt kér kölcsön
VERB
A2
1
kölcsönkér
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
to borrow [something] from [someone]
I need to borrow some sugar from my neighbor.
Kölcsön kell kérnem egy kis cukrot a szomszédomtól.
She borrowed a dress from her sister for the party.
Kölcsönkért egy ruhát a lánytestvérétől a bulira.
Can I borrow your phone for a minute?
He borrowed a book from the library.
They borrowed chairs from the community center for the event.
Beispiele für Lernende
I want to borrow a pen.
Szeretnék kölcsönkérni egy tollat.
Can I borrow your book?
Kölcsönkérhetem a könyvedet?
She will borrow my car.
We borrow games from the library.
He borrows money from the bank.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
Bedeutung
Take and use temporarily
Wortverbindungen
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
Synonyme
take on loan (More formal phrase emphasizing the legal or financial nature of borrowing.)
Antonyme
lend (The opposite action — giving something to someone temporarily.)
Themen
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To take something from someone for a short time and give it back later.
To take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it.
VERB
B1
2
Verwendungsmuster:
to borrow [an idea/word/style] from [a source]
English has borrowed many words from French.
Az angol sok szót átvett a franciából.
The film borrows heavily from classic horror movies.
A film sokat merít a klasszikus horrorfilmekből.
She borrowed the concept from Japanese architecture.
Our menu borrows flavors from Mediterranean cuisine.
Beispiele für Lernende
English borrows words from many languages.
Az angol sok nyelvből vesz át szavakat.
The story borrows ideas from old books.
A történet régi könyvekből merít ötleteket.
This song borrows a style from jazz music.
Häufiger Fehler:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
Bedeutung
Adopt from another source
Wortverbindungen
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
Synonyme
adopt (Focuses on taking something and making it your own, sometimes permanently.)
Antonyme
originate (To create something yourself instead of taking it from elsewhere.)
Themen
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To use an idea, word, or style from another place or time.
To take and use an idea, style, word, or feature from another language, culture, or source.
VERB
B1
TECHNICAL
3
Verwendungsmuster:
to borrow [amount of money] from [lender]
The company plans to borrow $5 million to expand operations.
A vállalat 5 millió dollár hitelt tervez felvenni, hogy bővítse a tevékenységét.
She borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.
Hitelt vett fel a banktól, hogy házat vegyen.
We had to borrow funds to cover the unexpected expenses.
Beispiele für Lernende
I borrow money from the bank.
Hitelt veszek fel a banktól.
He borrows $100 from his friend.
100 dollárt kér kölcsön a barátjától.
They borrow money to start a shop.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
Bedeutung
Obtain funds on credit
Wortverbindungen
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
Synonyme
take out a loan (Specifically refers to borrowing in a formal financial context.)
Antonyme
repay (The opposite stage of the borrowing process — giving back the borrowed money.)
Themen
finance
|business
|daily_life
Definition
To get money from someone and agree to pay it back later.
To obtain money from a bank, lender, or other source with the agreement to pay it back, usually with interest.
Grammatik
Grundform
borrow
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹoʊ/
US/bˈɑɹoʊ/
Silben & Betonung
bor - row (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: borrow
- 3rd Person Singular: borrows
- Present Participle: borrowing
- Past: borrowed
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
borrow time
1/bˈɑɹoʊ tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Continue longer than expected
To continue living or doing something after you were expected to stop or fail.
Beispiele
- After his heart surgery, he felt he was living on borrowed time.
- The company is on borrowed time unless profits improve.
borrow trouble
2/bˈɑɹoʊ tɹˈʌbəl/
idiom
informal
Cause unnecessary problems for yourself
To make problems for yourself by worrying or acting when you don't need to.
Beispiele
- Don't borrow trouble by asking too many questions about it now.
- She tends to borrow trouble by imagining worst-case scenarios.