adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of borrow form-of, participle, past

   "The Thane of Cawdor lives; why do you dress me in borrowed robes?"

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been borrowed.

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Example

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"English words are often borrowed by other languages."

Related phrases

borrowed lightborrowed neutralborrowed time

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