borrow: signification et définitions

To obtain or receive (something) on loan with the promise or understanding of returning it or its equivalent.

To adopt or use as one's own: I borrowed your good idea.

In subtraction, to take a unit from the next larger denomination in the minuend so as to make a number larger than the number to be subtracted.

Linguistics To adopt (a word) from one language to use in another.

To obtain or receive something.

borrow trouble To take an unnecessary action that will probably engender adverse effects.