borrow (EN)

verb, noun

verb “borrow”

1. to take something from someone temporarily with the intention of returning it
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   She asked to borrow a book from the library.
2. to receive money from a lender with the agreement to pay it back later
   They planned to borrow from the bank to buy a new car.
3. to adopt an idea or method from another person or source
   The artist borrowed styles from different cultures to create her unique paintings.
4. (informal) to ask someone for their time or assistance briefly
   Could I borrow you for a second to help me carry these boxes?
5. (in linguistics) to adopt a word from another language
   Many English words are borrowed from Latin and Greek.
6. (in mathematics) to take one from a digit in a higher place value and add ten to the next digit in subtraction
   When subtracting 9 from 23, you need to borrow from the tens place.

noun “borrow”

1. (in golf) the amount of slope on a green that affects the path of a ball
   The player carefully studied the borrow before making his putt.
2. (in construction) material dug from one place to be used as fill in another
   The construction crew used borrow from the nearby hill to build up the roadway.