Borrow

/ˈbɒɹ.əʊ/

Synonyms for "borrow" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Verb(5 words)

adopt bummedcheck outcopy creance

abstractact likeadopt affect and annex appropriate assume bag boost bum cadge chorus cop copy counterfeit

Noun(2 words)

appropriating checkout

Strong matches (35)

crib defraud discountdiscount notesditto dodo likedraw echo embezzle extort fake filchfloat a loanforgeget a loanget into debtget on creditgo in debtgo in hock

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go likehit one forhit uphokehoke uphook imitateinfringe a copyright

Verb(5 words)

desumeemulate styleget imitateitem on loan

Adjective(1 words)

foreign water management

Noun(1 words)

government finances

Related words (57)

Noun(6 words)

language borrowingleveraging magpiessample analysissampling relatedwriting style

lend lift makemake likemake off withmirror moochnegotiate a loannip obtain palm pawn pilfer pinch pirate plagiarizeplunge into debtpoach purloinraise money

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reechorefer toreflect repeatrun away withrun into debtrustle scrounge shave shopliftshow a deficitsimulate snare snatch snitch sponge steal swindle swipe take thieve touchwalk off with

Verb(8 words)

leveragedloaned itemobtain scunge taketake overtake uptaken item

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

accept acquire emulate get have imitate object obtain possession take

More specific

10 entries

bookbook loanequipmentidea borrowingmoneymoney loanphrase borrowingtooltool loanword borrowing

Collocations

5 entries

borrow a bookborrow from a friendborrow moneyborrowed moneyborrowing from the library

Inflections

3 entries

borrowed borrowing borrows

Derivations

3 entries

borrowable borrower borrowing

Antonyms

1 entries

lend

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

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When we borrow money, we must agree on the conditions.

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May I borrow your dictionary?

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I don't want to lend or borrow.

Source: tatoeba (18558)

We'll borrow some money on the house.

Source: tatoeba (24114)

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