borrows

verb

Definition of borrowsnext
present tense third-person singular of borrow
as in adopts
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story

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Recent Examples of borrows Its proposal borrows ideas from Arizona, California, Rhode Island and Minnesota laws to identify the sources of donations that otherwise would be untraceable under Illinois law. — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024 For starters, there are five customizable light settings, including a nesting mode that borrows from nature. — New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024 Take, for instance, his eight-foot-long Double Knot table, which borrows its texture from the egg crate. — Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024

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