someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
adoptive
adjective
acquired as your own by free choice
adoption
noun
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ausleihen
vorübergehend bekommen
🇫🇷French
emprunter
obtenir temporairement
🇪🇸Spanish
pedir prestado
obtener temporalmente
🇮🇹Italian
prestito
ottenere temporaneamente
🇳🇱Dutch
lenen
tijdelijk krijgen
🇵🇹Portuguese
emprestar
obter temporariamente
🇷🇺Russian
занимать
получить временно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उधार
अस्थायी रूप से प्राप्त करें
🇧🇩Bengali
ধার করা
সাময়িকভাবে পান
🇮🇳Tamil
கடன் வாங்கு
தற்காலிகமாக கிடைக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
అప్పు తీసుకుంటారు
తాత్కాలికంగా పొందండి
🇮🇳Marathi
कर्ज घेणे
तात्पुरते मिळवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉધાર લેવું
અસ્થાયી રૂપે મેળવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಲ ಮಾಡಿ
ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കടം വാങ്ങുക
താൽക്കാലികമായി ലഭിക്കും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਧਾਰ
ਅਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ادھار لینا
عارضی طور پر حاصل کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
借
暂时得到
🇯🇵Japanese
借りる
一時的に取得する
🇰🇷Korean
빌리다
일시적으로 얻다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vay mượn
tạm thời nhận được
🇹🇭Thai
ยืม
รับชั่วคราว
🇮🇩Indonesian
meminjam
dapatkan sementara
🇵🇭Filipino
humiram
makakuha ng pansamantala
🇲🇾Malay
meminjam
dapatkan sementara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يستعير
الحصول مؤقتا
🇮🇷Persian
قرض گرفتن
به طور موقت دریافت کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
borç almak
geçici olarak almak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִלווֹת
לקבל זמנית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'borrow'?
The primary meaning of 'borrow' is 'get temporarily'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'borrow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'borrow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'borrow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'borrow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'borrow' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'borrow' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'borrow' in regular conversations?
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