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Meaning Of Borrow
v. t.
To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or
expressed intention of returning the identical article or its
equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
v. t.
To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination
in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the
figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the
minuend.
v. t.
To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style,
manner, or opinions of another.
v. t.
To feign or counterfeit.
v. t.
To receive; to take; to derive.
n.
Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a
hostage.