Borrow

Definitions

1. Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
   countable, uncountable
2. A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
   archaic
3. A surname.
4. A borrow pit.
   countable, uncountable
5. A surety; someone standing bail.
   archaic
6. In Rust and some other programming languages, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

39 more languages

العربيةاستعاراستعر

Беларускаяпазычацьпазычыць

Българскизаемампренасям

Bosanskilanalane

Catalàamprarcaigudamanllevar

Cymraegbenthyca

Dansklåne

Ελληνικάδανείζομαι

Esperantoprunti

Suomilainataomaksuaottaa lainaksi

Gaeilgecúiteamh

עבריתאימץשאל

हिन्दीउधार लेना

Hrvatskilanalane

Magyarkölcsönkér

Հայերենփոխառել

Italianoadottareimportareispirarsiprendere in prestito+ 1 more

日本語借借りる借用語藉+ 1 more

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្ចី

한국어빌리다일시적으로 받는

Latinamutuor

Македонскипозајмипозајмува

Bahasa Melayupinjam

မြန်မာငှား

Nederlandslenenontlenen

Polskipożyczaćpożyczyćzapożyczaćzapożyczyć+ 1 more

Portuguêsadoptaradotaremprestarpegar emprestadotomar emprestadotransportar+ 3 more

Românăîmprumuta

Русскийбрать в долгбрать взаймы́взять в долгвзять взаймы́заимствоватьзаниматьзанятьодалживатьодолжитьпозаимствоватьполуча́ть заёмполучи́ть заём+ 9 more

Slovenščinaizposoditisposoditi

Shqiphuazoj

Српскиlanalane

Svenskalana

తెలుగుఅప్పుచేయు

ไทยกู่ขอยืมยืม

Tagaloghiramanhiraminhumirammanghiram+ 1 more

Türkçeiktibas etmeknakletmeködünç almaködünçlemek+ 1 more

Українськазапозичатизапозичитизапозичуватипозичатипозичити+ 2 more

Tiếng Việtmuộnvậy

Examples

“This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it.”

“The amount of borrow, as we term it, that must be taken from the side of any particular slope is entirely a matter⟳ of mathematical calculation, […]”

“[…] slippery contours, so that in making a side hill putt more than the usual amount of borrow had to be considered.”

“As previously indicated, slurry used for construction of the slurry cutoff trench at Beaver Creek Dam was produced with natural clays and clay tills from local borrows.”

“If we currently have⟳ any borrows of a value, we can't mutably borrow it into self, nor can we move⟳ it (because that would invalidate the existing borrows).”

“”where am I to find⟳ such a sum? If I sell⟳ the very pyx and candlesticks on the altar at Jorvaulx, I shall scarce raise⟳ the half; and it will be necessary for that purpose that I go to Jorvaulx myself; ye may retain⟳ as borrows my two priests.””

“George Borrow wrote novels and travelogues based on his experiences travelling around Europe.”

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