Definition
to take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it
Etymology
from Old English 'borgian' meaning 'to lend, be surety for', related to 'borg' (pledge, security), from Proto-Germanic *burgōną
Kelly Says
Interestingly, languages 'borrow' words from each other all the time - English has borrowed from over 350 languages! Unlike physical borrowing, linguistic borrowing means we keep the words forever.
Translations
ARالعربية
استعارة
ista'aarah
CSČeština
zapůjčit
zah-poo-ycht
DEDeutsch
borgen
BOHR-gen
ELΕλληνικά
δανείζω
thaneizo
ESEspañol
prestar
preh-STAH
FISuomi
lainata
lah-ee-nah-tah
FRFrançais
emprunter
ehm-prohnt-ay
HEעברית
להלוות
le-hal-vot
HIहिन्दी
उधार लेना
udhaar lena
HUMagyar
kölcsönöz
kool-chohn-ohz
IDBahasa Indonesia
meminjam
meh-mee-njahm
ITItaliano
prendere in prestito
preh-NEH-deh-reh ehn preh-STEE-toh
NLNederlands
lenen
leh-nehn
PLPolski
pożyczać
poh-zhee-chahch
PTPortuguês
emprestar
ehm-preh-STAH
RORomână
împrumuta
eem-proom-oo-tah
RUРусский
занимать
zah-nee-MAHT
TRTürkçe
ödünç almak
oh-doohnch ah-lahk
UKУкраїнська
позичати
poh-zee-chah-tee