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borrowed

The correct spelling is borrowed.

How to pronounce borrowed

/ˈbɔɹoʊd/
verb

IPA: /ˈbɔɹoʊd/

Say it like: Bor-row-ed

The correct spelling is borrowed. To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. For example: "to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another"

Usage Examples

to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another

Can I borrow a sheet of paper?

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
  2. 2.To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.
  3. 3.To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
  4. 4.To adopt a word from another language.
  5. 5.In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

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