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borrow

verb A2
1

ödünç almak

to take something from someone with the intention of returning it later

I need to borrow a pen for the exam.

  • Tom borrowed my car for the weekend.
  • The student borrowed a textbook from the campus library.
  • She borrowed a large sum of money to start her business.
  • Despite the risk, he decided to borrow heavily to fund the research project.
  • borrow money · para ödünç almak She had to borrow money to pay her tuition fees.
  • borrow a book · kitap ödünç almak He went to the library to borrow a book for his research.
  • borrow sth from sb She borrowed the laptop from a friend.

sb: somebody · sth: something

opposite: lend

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