English English Dictionary

To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.

To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.

To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.

To feign or counterfeit.

To receive; to take; to derive.

Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.

The act of borrowing.