Definition
borrowed
adjective
- taken from another source; not original
verb
- past tense and past participle of borrow; took and used something temporarily with permission
Examples
- She borrowed five dollars from her friend.
- I borrowed this book from the library last week.
- The recipe was borrowed from my grandmother’s cookbook.
- He borrowed the car to drive to work.
- The English language contains many borrowed words from French.
- The borrowed time allowed them to finish the project.
- They borrowed heavily from classical music in their composition.