Borrow

(bŏr'rō), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BORROWED; p. pr. & vb. n. BORROWING.] [A-S. borgian, from borg, borh, pledge; Icel. borga, Sw. borga, Dan. borge, D. & Ger. borgen, to borrow, lend, give bail. See BOROUGH, pledge.]

1Sense 1. To take or receive from another on trust, with the intention of returning or giving an equivalent for.

2Sense 2. To take from another for one's own use; to adopt from a foreign source; to appropriate; to assume. “Rites borrowed from the ancients.” Macaulay.

It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. Milton.

n. 1. A borrowing; the act of borrowing. [Obs.] *Of your royal presence I'll adventure The borrow of a week. Shak.* 2. A pledge; cost; expense. [Rare.] “With bail nor borrow.” Spenser. “Ye may retain as bor-row my two priests.” W. Scott. “That great Pan bought with great borrow.” Spenser.