borrow
US /ˈbɑˌroʊ/
Definition
get temporarily
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company had to borrow money from the bank to expand.
Word Family
NounNoun
borrower
VerbVerb
borrow gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy borrow a pencil from classmateto borrow a pencil from classmate, meaning to get temporarily
- Medium borrow office equipment temporarilyto borrow office equipment temporarily, meaning to get temporarily
- Hard borrow heavily against collateralto borrow heavily against collateral, meaning to get temporarily
- Very Hard live on borrowed timeto live on borrowed time, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
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