English verb: borrow | |||
| 1. | borrow (possession) get temporarily | ||
| Samples | May I borrow your lawn mower?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Antonyms | loan, lend | ||
| 2. | borrow (possession) take up and practice as one's own | ||
| Synonyms | adopt, take over, take up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept, have, take | ||