borrowing
bor·row·ing
borrowing · borrowings
усиновлення, удочеріння, адоптація
усыновление, удочерение
Adoption
An instance of something being borrowedAn instance of something being borrowed.
/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/
» He was constantly borrowing money from me.
Он постоянно занимал у меня деньги. — sharptoothed
Він постійно позичав у мене гроші. — deniko
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of something being borrowed.
(countable, uncountable)A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
More definitions
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source
- obtaining funds from a lender
Examples
43 sentencesHe was constantly borrowing money from me.
Він постійно позичав у мене гроші. — deniko
ruОн постоянно занимал у меня деньги. — sharptoothed
Tom regretted borrowing money from Mary.
He regretted borrowing the book from her.
Tom has been borrowing money from Mary.
I hate borrowing money.
Origin
From borrow + -ing.From borrow + -ing.
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Forms
plural: borrowings| Singular | borrowing |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source:adoption
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable