How do you use "borrow" in a sentence?

Could I borrow your umbrella? I'll return it tomorrow. We had to borrow money from the bank to buy the house. English has borrowed many words from French.

borrow

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Significado: To take something temporarily with the intention of returning it

借，借用，借入

pedir prestado, tomar prestado

借りる、拝借する

빌리다, 차용하다

Borrow means to receive something from someone with the understanding that you will return it later. It applies to physical items, money, and abstract things like ideas or words. The opposite is 'lend'. In linguistics, a borrowed word is one adopted from another language.

borrow意味着从某人那里得到某物，并理解你以后会归还。它适用于实物、金钱和抽象事物如想法或词语。相反的词是'lend'。在语言学中，借词是从另一种语言采用的词。

Borrow significa recibir algo de alguien con el entendimiento de que lo devolverás más tarde. Se aplica a objetos físicos, dinero y cosas abstractas como ideas o palabras. Lo opuesto es 'lend'. En lingüística, una palabra prestada es una adoptada de otro idioma.

borrowは、後で返すという理解のもとに誰かから何かを受け取ることを意味します。物理的なもの、お金、アイデアや言葉のような抽象的なものに適用されます。反対語は「lend」です。言語学では、借用語は他の言語から取り入れた言葉です。

Borrow는 나중에 돌려줄 것을 전제로 누군가에게서 무언가를 받는 것을 의미합니다. 물건, 돈, 아이디어나 단어 같은 추상적인 것에도 적용됩니다. 반대말은 'lend(빌려주다)'입니다. 언어학에서 차용어란 다른 언어에서 받아들인 단어를 말합니다.

Ejemplos

Could I borrow your umbrella? I'll return it tomorrow.
我能借你的雨伞吗？我明天还给你。
¿Podría pedirte prestado tu paraguas? Te lo devolveré mañana.
傘を借りてもいいですか？明日返します。
우산 좀 빌려도 될까요? 내일 돌려드리겠습니다.
We had to borrow money from the bank to buy the house.
我们不得不向银行借钱买房子。
Tuvimos que pedir dinero prestado al banco para comprar la casa.
家を買うために銀行からお金を借りなければなりませんでした。
집을 사기 위해 은행에서 돈을 빌려야 했습니다.
English has borrowed many words from French.
英语从法语借用了许多词汇。
El inglés ha tomado prestadas muchas palabras del francés.
英語はフランス語から多くの言葉を借用しています。
영어는 프랑스어에서 많은 단어를 차용했습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'borgian' meaning 'to lend, pledge', from 'borg' (pledge, security). Related to German 'borgen' (to borrow). The original sense was 'to give a pledge'; the modern meaning shifted to the receiver's perspective.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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