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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

borrow

/ˈbɔɹoʊ/

An illustration for borrow

verb1 of 2

to receive something from someone and later return it

  • “I borrowed a book from the library and read it.”Tatoeba
  • “He was poor but did not borrow money from others.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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