borrow
part of speech
verb (borrow, borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To borrow is to take or use something that you will give back later. tree →
2) To borrow money is to get it from a person or a bank and pay it back later. tree →
3) In subtraction, to borrow (regroup) is to take 1 ten from the tens to make 10 ones. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The Torah promises that Israel will lend to many nations but not need to borrow. Tradition also teaches that a borrower must repay and is responsible for loss of what is borrowed. In Kings, a prophet's follower is upset about losing a borrowed axe-head, and in Nehemiah people borrow money to pay taxes, which shows the heavy burden of debt. In the primary lessons: things taken for a while: added to one person, taken from another; also borrowing in subtraction; phrases «borrow from», «can I borrow», «borrowed words» (from other languages)
examples
- And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. (Torah EXO.22.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the LORD thy God will bless thee, as He promised thee; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee. (Torah DEU.15.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the word is not of Semitic origin; it is, according to my opinion, borrowed from the Greek as the word סימן, etc., Πλημη flood. אבנים מפלמות flood-stones. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Then he said: 'Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. (Prophets 2KI.4.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. (Writings NEH.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said: 'Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.' (Prophets 2KI.6.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- She borrows 3 books from the library. tree →
- He borrowed 10 dollars from his sister. tree →
- How many books are left after 25 are borrowed? tree →
- In 52 − 18 you borrow from the tens. tree →
- Can I borrow your pencil? tree →
- You can borrow books for two weeks. tree →
- The word «pizza» is borrowed from Italian. tree →
- Ask before you borrow something. tree →
- She borrowed her mom's umbrella. tree →
- Return borrowed things in good shape. tree →
note
The borrower gets more; the lender has less. Trap: borrowed money must be paid back, so it is not truly earned. «Borrow» and «lend» are opposites: you borrow FROM someone, they lend TO you. Say «Can I borrow your pen?», not «Can you borrow me your pen?»
In the corpora
- Then he said: 'Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
- There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.
- Banks pay interest on savings, and they charge interest when you borrow.
Trees and pragmatics
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