Meaning

1 senses

  1. (euphemistic, slang)Shoplifting.

Examples

43 sentences

  1. He was constantly borrowing money from me.

    Він постійно позичав у мене гроші. — deniko

    ruОн постоянно занимал у меня деньги. — sharptoothed

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  2. Tom regretted borrowing money from Mary.

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  3. He regretted borrowing the book from her.

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  4. Tom has been borrowing money from Mary.

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  5. I hate borrowing money.

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Origin

From borrow + -ing.

From borrow + -ing.

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Forms

borrowings, borrowinging, borrowinged, borrowinged
Base formborrowing · to borrowing
3rd person singularborrowings
Present participleborrowinging
Past simpleborrowinged
Past participleborrowinged

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyborrowing
he, she, itborrowings

Past simpleLesson

all personsborrowinged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave borrowinged
he, she, ithas borrowinged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill borrowing

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
boroughborrowA1borrowerborschtbosom

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