Word Of The Day #053 - Borrow

WORD or IDIOM OF THE DAY
'borrow'
regular verb
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1 : to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent
2 : to use, appropriate, or introduce from another source or from a foreign source
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// I want to borrow a book from the library. (audio)
// Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower.
// to borrow an idea from the opposition; to borrow a word from French.
// borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbor
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- Translations
Portuguese: pegar emprestado, pedir algo emprestado
NOTA:
Pegar emprestado de alguém - borrow (from)
Emprestar algo para alguém - lend (to)

Spanish: pedir prestado, tomar prestado
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