borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
Anglų
~ 2600
kölcsönkér, átvesz, merít, hitelt vesz fel, kölcsönt vesz fel, pénzt kér kölcsön
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
1
kölcsönkér
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
Reikšmė
Take and use temporarily
Kolokacijos
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
Sinonimai
take on loan (More formal phrase emphasizing the legal or financial nature of borrowing.)
Antonimai
lend (The opposite action — giving something to someone temporarily.)
Temos
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
Reikšmė
Adopt from another source
Kolokacijos
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
Sinonimai
adopt (Focuses on taking something and making it your own, sometimes permanently.)
Antonimai
originate (To create something yourself instead of taking it from elsewhere.)
Temos
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
TECHNICAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
Reikšmė
Obtain funds on credit
Kolokacijos
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
Sinonimai
take out a loan (Specifically refers to borrowing in a formal financial context.)
Antonimai
repay (The opposite stage of the borrowing process — giving back the borrowed money.)
Temos
finance
|business
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
borrow
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹoʊ/
US/bˈɑɹoʊ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
bor - row (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: borrow
- 3rd Person Singular: borrows
- Present Participle: borrowing
- Past: borrowed
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- Don't borrow trouble by asking too many questions about it now.
- She tends to borrow trouble by imagining worst-case scenarios.