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borrowed

UK/ˈbɒɹəʊd/

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Northumbria/ˈbɒɹəd/

borrowed adjective: having been borrowed. Also the simple past and past participle of borrow.

Adjective

borrowed

  1. Having been borrowed.

Also used as

borrowed is also the simple past and past participle of borrow.

borrowed meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

borrowed in Hindi

उधार लिया, उधार लिया गया

borrowed in Marathi

कर्ज घेतले, कर्ज घेतलेले

borrowed in Urdu

ادھار لیا ہوا, ادھار لیا

borrowed in Bengali

ধার করা হয়েছে
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borrowed in Telugu
రుణం తీసుకున్నారు, రుణం తీసుకున్నది
borrowed in Malayalam
കടം വാങ്ങി, വായ്പയെടുത്തു
borrowed in Kannada
ಸಾಲ ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ
borrowed in Punjabi
ਉਧਾਰ ਲਿਆ
borrowed in Gujarati
ઉછીના લીધેલા, ઉછીના લીધાં, ઉછીના લીધેલ

Words formed from borrowed

Phrases with borrowed

Questions about borrowed

What does borrowed mean?
Borrowed means having been borrowed.
What is borrowed in Hindi?
Borrowed in Hindi is उधार लिया, उधार लिया गया. See Borrowed meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is borrowed?
Borrowed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce borrowed?
Borrowed is pronounced /ˈbɒɹəʊd/ (UK).

Words near borrowed in the dictionary

  1. borrowback
  2. borrowbacks
  3. Borrowby
  4. Borrowdale
  5. borrowe
  6. borrowed
  7. borrowed a leaf out of someone's book
  8. borrowed days
  9. borrowed from Peter to pay Paul
  10. borrowed light
  11. borrowed lights

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Adapted from Wiktionary: borrowed (page history and authors); borrowed (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrowed (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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