"borrowed" meaning in English

See borrowed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɒɹəʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɒɹəd/ [Northumbria], /ˈbɑɹoʊd/ [General-American], /ˈbɔɹoʊd/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-borrowed.ogg
enPR: bŏrʹōd [Received-Pronunciation], bärʹōd [General-American], bôrʹōd [Canada, US] Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} borrowed
  1. Having been borrowed. Derived forms: borrowed light, borrowed neutral, borrowed time, nonborrowed, unborrowed
    Sense id: en-borrowed-en-adj-TJ0pCiXp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɒɹəʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɒɹəd/ [Northumbria], /ˈbɑɹoʊd/ [General-American], /ˈbɔɹoʊd/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-borrowed.ogg
enPR: bŏrʹōd [Received-Pronunciation], bärʹōd [General-American], bôrʹōd [Canada, US] Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} borrowed
  1. simple past and past participle of borrow Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: borrow
    Sense id: en-borrowed-en-verb-BU6Uj2Py
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