Examples of 'borrow' in a sentence

Meaning of "borrow"

borrow (verb) - To take and use something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it. It can also refer to the act of using someone else's ideas or words with permission
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  • To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
  • To receive money from a bank or other lender under the agreement that the lender will be paid back over time.
  • To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
  • To adopt a word from another language.

How to use "borrow" in a sentence

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Let me borrow him for one second.
I came to see if i could borrow some milk.
Let me borrow your bike a little longer.
Let me know if you need to borrow a swimsuit.
We want to borrow your master for a while.
I thought you were calling to borrow money again.
I want to borrow your cap and coat.
You should not have to borrow anything.
I had to borrow a few bucks to go into business.
I just need run next door to borrow.
I just want to borrow him for a minute.
Just say so if you want to borrow some.
Or you could borrow money from him.
You were running out of socks for me to borrow.
I love having to borrow money from my sister.

See also

I have a bathing suit you could borrow.
The right to borrow books from library.
I kind of sort of need to borrow the car.
Just gotta borrow the frying pan.
Hanna came by the bank to borrow my car.
I just needed to borrow it for a couple of minutes.
And now you want to borrow some.
I just borrow your belt for a while.
I have come here to borrow it from you.
I can borrow money from other places.
You came here asking to borrow a ladder.
You can borrow my helicopter if you want.
I just came down to borrow some ice.
I asked to borrow a couple grand to fix up my car.
I think he may want to borrow her again.
You get to borrow anything you see on me.
I never said you could borrow my jacket.
I gotta borrow him for one minute.
I would really like to borrow your ladder.
You can borrow this if you like.
You can not just borrow a mitt.
You can borrow something of mine.
I was wondering if they might borrow your car.
I just came to borrow a camera from my dad.
Borrow units that have been uploaded to the server.
You can not borrow the van.
You borrow money from him.
You can not borrow the car.
Borrow your jewelry without asking.
You can not borrow a jelly donut.
I borrow some money to set up business.
We will have to borrow one from a neighbour.
Borrow from the scholarship fund if you have to.
She came over to borrow my video camera.
Borrow it till you get one.

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