Borrow I Borrowed Time Pen Verb Bre ˈbɒrəʊ

• can i borrow your umbrella?
• members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.
• i borrowed the dvd off my brother.
• can i borrow your pen?

borrow

1. to take and use something that belongs to somebody else, and return it to them at a later time
• compare lend
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lend
• Can I borrow your umbrella?
• Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.
• I borrowed the DVD off my brother.
• Can I borrow your pen?
• Can I borrow a pen from you?
• Here, I’ll lend you my pen.
2. to take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them at a later time
• compare lend
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lend
• She borrowed £2 000 from her parents.
• How much did you have to borrow to pay for this?
• I don't like to borrow from friends.
• I had to borrow the money off a friend.
3. to take words, ideas, etc. from another language, person, etc. and use them, as your own
• The author borrows heavily from Henry James.
• Some musical terms are borrowed from Italian.
4. to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die
• He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack.
5. to be doing something that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing
• According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time.

Extra Examples

• His designs borrow freely from the architecture of ancient Egypt.
• I borrowed £50 off my mum.
• I’ll borrow some coffee off the neighbours.
• She borrowed £50 from her mother.
• Can I borrow your pen?
• I don’t like to borrow from friends.
• I’m borrowing the office laptop for the weekend.
• You can borrow the book from the local library.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they borrow
• he / she / it borrows
• past simple borrowed
• past participle borrowed
• -ing form borrowing

Word Origin

• Old English borgian ‘borrow against security’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen.