3syllables
borrowing
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borrowing is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, borrowing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofborrowing
1verb
- To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.
- To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
Example: "to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another"
- To adopt a word from another language.
- In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
- (Upper Midwestern United States) To lend.
- To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).
- To feign or counterfeit.
- (obsolete except in ballads) To secure the release of (someone) from prison.
- To receive (something) from somebody, with little possibility of returning it.
Example: "Can I borrow a sheet of paper?"
1noun
- An instance of something being borrowed.
- A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
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