Bring vs Borrow - What's the difference?
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(lb) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
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, title= To supply or contribute.
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*:“it is not fair of you to bring' against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without ' bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
(lb) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
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, title= To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
(lb) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
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, title= To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
* Macaulay
* Milton
(linguistics) To adopt a word from another language.
(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
(proscribed) To lend.
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, title= To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).
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To feign or counterfeit.
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(golf) Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
(archaic) A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
(archaic) A surety; someone standing bail.
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As verbs the difference between bring and borrow
is that bring is to transport toward somebody/somewhere while borrow is to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.As an interjection bring
is the sound of a telephone ringing.As a noun borrow is
deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.As a proper noun Borrow is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) bringen, from (etyl) ).Verb
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- At twilight in the summeron the floor.
citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’
Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?, newsfeed=true , passage=Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time.}}
Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}
- It seems so preposterous a thingthat they do not easily bring themselves to it.
Usage notes
Past (brang) and past participle (brung) and (broughten) forms are sometimes used in some dialects, especially in informal speech.Derived terms
(terms derived from "bring") * bring about * bring around * bring back * bring down * bring forth * bring forwards * bring home * bring in * bring it * bring it on * bring off * bring on * bring out * bring round * bring to * bring to light * bring up * inbring * outbringEtymology 2
Onomatopeiaborrow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) borwen, .Alternative forms
* boro (Jamaican English)Verb
(en verb)End of the peer show, passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}
- to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another
- rites borrowed from the ancients
- It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.
Wisconsin Folklore, passage=“Rosie, borrow me your look looker, I bet my lips are all. Everytime I eat or drink, so quick I gotta fix ’em, yet.”}}
Summer at the Cannery, isbn=9781412025362, page=83 , passage=“Ryan, borrow me your lunch pail so we can fill it with blueberries. Susie can make us a pie.”}}
The Clawback, isbn=9781419647680, page=131 , passage=Georgi reached for his empty pockets. “Can you borrow me your telephone?”}}
Bach Flowers Fairytales, isbn=9781847533203, page=7 , passage=“Gaia, could you borrow me your pencils ,(SIC) today, if you do not use them?”}}
- borrowed hair
- the borrowed majesty of England
Synonyms
* (adopt) adopt, useAntonyms
* (receive temporarily) give back (exchanging the transfer of ownership), lend (exchanging the owners), return (exchanging the transfer of ownership) * (in arithmetic) carry (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of addition)Derived terms
* borrowed time * borrowerNoun
(en noun)- This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) borg, from (etyl) (related to Etymology 1, above).Noun
(en noun)- ”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.”