borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2600
kölcsönkér, átvesz, merít, hitelt vesz fel, kölcsönt vesz fel, pénzt kér kölcsön
క్రియ
A2
1
kölcsönkér
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
అర్థం
Take and use temporarily
పదకలయికలు
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
పర్యాయపదాలు
take on loan (More formal phrase emphasizing the legal or financial nature of borrowing.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
lend (The opposite action — giving something to someone temporarily.)
విషయాలు
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
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.
క్రియ
B1
2
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
అర్థం
Adopt from another source
పదకలయికలు
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
పర్యాయపదాలు
adopt (Focuses on taking something and making it your own, sometimes permanently.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
originate (To create something yourself instead of taking it from elsewhere.)
విషయాలు
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
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.
క్రియ
B1
TECHNICAL
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
అర్థం
Obtain funds on credit
పదకలయికలు
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
పర్యాయపదాలు
take out a loan (Specifically refers to borrowing in a formal financial context.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
repay (The opposite stage of the borrowing process — giving back the borrowed money.)
విషయాలు
finance
|business
|daily_life
నిర్వచనం
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.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
borrow
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹoʊ/
US/bˈɑɹoʊ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
bor - row (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: borrow
- 3rd Person Singular: borrows
- Present Participle: borrowing
- Past: borrowed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't borrow trouble by asking too many questions about it now.
- She tends to borrow trouble by imagining worst-case scenarios.