Noun borrowing has 2 senses
  1. borrowing, adoption - the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
    --1 is a kind of appropriation
    --1 has particulars: naturalization, naturalisation; misappropriation; crossover
  2. borrowing - obtaining funds from a lender
    --2 is a kind of
    transaction, dealing, dealings
    --2 has particulars: pawn
,Verb borrow has 2 senses
  1. borrow - get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
    --1 is one way to
    get, acquire
    Antonyms: lend, loan
    Derived form: noun borrower1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  2. adopt, borrow, take over, take up - take up and practice as one's own
    --2 is one way to accept, take, have
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
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