Borrow

v. t.	1.	To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; - the opposite of lend. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Borrowing.]
	2.	(Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; - a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
	3.	To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another. Rites borrowed from the ancients. - Macaulay. It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above. - Milton.
	4.	To feign or counterfeit. The borrowed majesty of England. - Shak.
	5.	To receive; to take; to derive. Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. - Shak. To borrow trouble to be needlessly troubled; to be overapprehensive.
n.	1.	Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. Ye may retain as borrows my two priests. - Sir W. Scott.
	2.	The act of borrowing. Of your royal presence I'll adventure The borrow of a week. - Shak.

Verb	1.	borrow - get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" Antonyms: loan, lend - give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
	2.	borrow - take up and practice as one's own Synonyms: adopt, take up, take over

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