0 to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: --
1 to put a number into a different column when doing subtraction --
2 to take something from someone with the intention of giving it back after using it: --
3 to take money from a bank or other financial organization with the intention of paying it back over a period of time, usually with interest added on: --
He will have to borrow £300 million to make his controversial takeover bid successful.
Find out how much you can afford to borrow before you decide to buy a house.
borrow from sth If you borrow from a credit card, the interest can be 20%.
borrow sth from sth This is a way of borrowing money from international financial markets.
Countries who had borrowed heavily to pay for oil imports were hit hard.
4 to ask someone to give you money for a period of time, after which you intend to give it back to them: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.