Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borrow

plural of borrow

Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.

Obsolete spelling of borrow

(linguistics) (of words, constructions, etc) The quality of being borrowable.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borrowe

(idiomatic) A period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.

To be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.

(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.

(construction, civil engineering) A pit dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location.