Borrowing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

obtaining funds from a lender

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹiɪŋz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌstɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌstɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹiɪŋz/.

Examples

the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
May I borrow your lawn mower?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adopt borrow take over take up adoption

Antonyms

lend

Parts of Speech

noun	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source “the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent”
noun	obtaining funds from a lender
verb	get temporarily “May I borrow your lawn mower?”
verb	take up and practice as one's own

Word Forms

adopt	verb	take up and practice as one's own
borrower	noun	someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
adoptive	adjective	acquired as your own by free choice
adoption	noun	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausleihen

die Aneignung (von Ideen oder Worten usw.) aus einer anderen Quelle

🇫🇷French

emprunt

l'appropriation (d'idées ou de mots, etc.) d'une autre source

🇪🇸Spanish

préstamo

la apropiación (de ideas o palabras, etc.) de otra fuente

🇮🇹Italian

prestito

l'appropriazione (di idee o parole, ecc.) da un'altra fonte

🇳🇱Dutch

lenen

de toe-eigening (van ideeën of woorden enz.) uit een andere bron

🇵🇹Portuguese

empréstimo

a apropriação (de ideias ou palavras, etc.) de outra fonte

🇷🇺Russian

заимствование

присвоение (идей или слов и т. д.) из другого источника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उधार

किसी अन्य स्रोत से विनियोग (विचारों या शब्दों आदि का)।

🇧🇩Bengali

ধার

অন্য উৎস থেকে বয়োগ (ধারণা বা শব্দ ইত্যাদি)

🇮🇳Tamil

கடன் வாங்குதல்

மற்றொரு மூலத்திலிருந்து (யோசனைகள் அல்லது சொற்கள் போன்றவை) ஒதுக்கீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

రుణం తీసుకుంటున్నారు

మరొక మూలం నుండి కేటాయింపు (ఆలోచనలు లేదా పదాలు మొదలైనవి).

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्ज घेणे

दुसऱ्या स्त्रोताकडून विनियोग (कल्पना किंवा शब्द इ.).

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉધાર

અન્ય સ્ત્રોતમાંથી વિનિયોગ (વિચારો અથવા શબ્દો વગેરે).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಲ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಮೂಲದಿಂದ (ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ) ವಿನಿಯೋಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടം വാങ്ങുന്നു

മറ്റൊരു ഉറവിടത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വിനിയോഗം (ആശയങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാക്കുകൾ മുതലായവ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਧਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਰੋਤ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਯੋਜਨ (ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਆਦਿ ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ادھار

دوسرے ذریعہ سے تخصیص (خیالات یا الفاظ وغیرہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

借用

从其他来源挪用（想法或文字等）

🇯🇵Japanese

借りる

別の情報源からの（アイデアや言葉などの）流用

🇰🇷Korean

차용

다른 출처로부터 (아이디어나 단어 등을) 차용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vay mượn

sự chiếm đoạt (ý tưởng hoặc từ ngữ, v.v.) từ một nguồn khác

🇹🇭Thai

การยืม

การจัดสรร (ความคิดหรือคำพูด ฯลฯ) จากแหล่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

peminjaman

perampasan (ide atau kata-kata dll) dari sumber lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungutang

ang paglalaan (ng mga ideya o salita atbp) mula sa ibang pinagmulan

🇲🇾Malay

meminjam

pengagihan (idea atau perkataan dll) daripada sumber lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاقتراض

الاستيلاء (الأفكار أو الكلمات وما إلى ذلك) من مصدر آخر

🇮🇷Persian

قرض گرفتن

تصاحب (عقاید یا کلمات و غیره) از منبع دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

borçlanma

başka bir kaynaktan (fikirlerin veya kelimelerin vb.) tahsis edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁאֵילָה

ניכוס (של רעיונות או מילים וכו') ממקור אחר

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The primary meaning of 'borrowing' is 'the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source'.

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Using 'borrowing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'borrowing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'borrowing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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