borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2600
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Take and use temporarily
To take something from someone for a short time and give it back later.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to borrow [something] from [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
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.)
పదకలయికలు
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
విషయాలు
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I need to borrow some sugar from my neighbor.
- She borrowed a dress from her sister for the party.
- 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.
- Can I borrow your book?
- She will borrow my car.
- We borrow games from the library.
- He borrows money from the bank.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Adopt from another source
To use an idea, word, or style from another place or time.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to borrow [an idea/word/style] from [a source]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
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.)
పదకలయికలు
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
విషయాలు
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- English has borrowed many words from French.
- The film borrows heavily from classic horror movies.
- She borrowed the concept from Japanese architecture.
- Our menu borrows flavors from Mediterranean cuisine.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- English borrows words from many languages.
- The story borrows ideas from old books.
- This song borrows a style from jazz music.
క్రియ
technical
B1
action
3
Obtain funds on credit
To get money from someone and agree to pay it back later.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to borrow [amount of money] from [lender]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
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.)
పదకలయికలు
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
విషయాలు
finance
|business
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- The company plans to borrow $5 million to expand operations.
- She borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.
- We had to borrow funds to cover the unexpected expenses.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I borrow money from the bank.
- He borrows $100 from his friend.
- They borrow money to start a shop.
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.