borrow

•  Language: English
  • • Verb
    • ►▼ borrow[Edit] : To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
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        Property	Value
        word class	verb

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	Recibir algo de alguien temporalmente, con la expectativa de que sea devuelto.
        Dutch	Iets van iemand tijdelijk krijgen, om het later weer terug te brengen.
        English	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
        French	Recevoir (quelque chose) de quelqu'un temporairement, en étant censé le rendre.
        German	Etwas von jemandem vorübergehend erhalten, mit der Verpflichtung es später wieder zurückzugeben.
        Greek	Λαβαίνω προσωρινά (κάτι) από κάποιον, με την προϋπόθεση να το επιστρέψω.
        Italian	Ricevere temporaneamente una cosa da qualcuno, con l'obbligo di ridarla successivamente indietro.
        Slovak	Prijať (niečo) dočasne od niekoho s očakávaným návratom.
        Swedish	Att erhålla (något) från någon med förväntningen att återbörda detta.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Castilian	emprestar	show ▼hide ▲
        	Czech	vypůjčit si	show ▼hide ▲
        	Danish	låne	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	eentjebuur spelen	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	lenen	show ▼hide ▲
        	Estonian	laenama	show ▼hide ▲
        	Finnish	lainata	show ▼hide ▲
        	Finnish	ottaa lainaksi	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	emprunter	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	თხოვება	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	სესხად აღება	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	სესხება	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	ausborgen	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	ausleihen	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	borgen	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	leihen	show ▼hide ▲
        	Greek	δανείζομαι	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	adottare	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	prendere in prestito	show ▼hide ▲
        	Luganda	okwewola	show ▼hide ▲
        	Luganda	okweyazika	show ▼hide ▲
        	Portuguese	levar emprestado	show ▼hide ▲
        	Slovak	požičať si	show ▼hide ▲
        	Swahili	azima	show ▼hide ▲
        	Swedish	låna	show ▼hide ▲
        	Tamil	கடன்	show ▼hide ▲
        	thieves cant of Stotzheim	hǫke̩	show ▼hide ▲

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    • ►▼ borrow[Edit] : To take up (an idea) as one's own.
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        Property	Value
        word class	verb

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        Language	Text
        Castilian	Tomar una idea como propia.
        Dutch	(Een idee) opnemen als het eigen.
        English	To take up (an idea) as one's own.
        French	Prendre pour sienne (une idée).
        German	(Eine Idee) als die eigene übernehmen.
        Italian	Prendere un'idea come propria.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Castilian	adoptar	show ▼hide ▲
        	Castilian	apropiarse	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	lenen	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	adopt	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	take over	show ▼hide ▲
        	English	take up	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	adopter	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	reprendre	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	s'approprier	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	épouser	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	გადმოღება	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	სესხება	show ▼hide ▲
        ≈	Georgian	ათვისება	show ▼hide ▲
        	German	entlehnen	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	adottare	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	appropriarsi	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	prendere in prestito	show ▼hide ▲
        	Mandarin (simplified)	采取	show ▼hide ▲
        	Mandarin (traditional)	採取	show ▼hide ▲
        	Min Nan (POJ)	chhái-chhú	show ▼hide ▲
        	Min Nan (simplified)	采取	show ▼hide ▲
        	Min Nan (traditional)	採取	show ▼hide ▲
        	Novial	adopta	show ▼hide ▲
        	Portuguese	adoptar	show ▼hide ▲
        	Tamil	மேற்கொள்ளல்	show ▼hide ▲

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    • ►▼ borrow[Edit] : 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.
      • ►▼ Lexical annotations

        Property	Value
        word class	verb

      • ►▼ Definition

        Language	Text
        Castilian	En una sustracción, deducir (uno) de un dígito del minuendo y sumar diez al dígito siguiente.
        Dutch	In een aftrekking, om (een) van een cijfer van minuend af te trekken en tien toe te voegen aan het volgende cijfer, opdat de aftrekking van een groter cijfer in de subtrahend van het cijfer in minuend waaraan tien worden toegevoegd een positief resultaat geeft.
        English	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.
        French	Dans une soustraction, déduire quelque chose du nombre qui subit la soustraction, et le rajouter au résultat final.
        Italian	In una sottrazione, dedurre (uno) da una cifra del minuendo ed aggiungere dieci alla cifra seguente, affinché la sottrazione dà un risultato positivo.

      • ►▼ Synonyms and translations

        	Expression		Annotation
        	Language	Spelling
        	Castilian	acarrear	show ▼hide ▲
        	Dutch	lenen	show ▼hide ▲
        	French	emprunter	show ▼hide ▲
        	Georgian	სესხება	show ▼hide ▲
        	Italian	prendere in prestito	show ▼hide ▲
        	Portuguese	pedir emprestado	show ▼hide ▲

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