Borrowed - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɔːrəʊd|  American pronunciation of the word borrowed
Brit.  |ˈbɒrəʊd|  British pronunciation of the word borrowed
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to borrow
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to borrow

verb

- simple past tense and past participle of borrow
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Extra examples

He borrowed the book from the library.

She borrowed $20 from me.

The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.

She borrowed the technique from local artisans.

I borrowed the book from the school library.

The movies borrowed from other arts on the way to finding methods implicit in their medium.

...during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives...

Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower.

The word was borrowed from English.

I borrowed ten francs off him.

They borrowed heavily (=borrowed a lot of money) from the bank to start their new business.

I borrowed my ideas from Eliot's famous poem 'The Waste Land'.

English has borrowed words from many languages.

He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal expenses.

Interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed.

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