Antonyms of verb borrow
1 of 2 senses of borrow
Sense 1
borrow -- (get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?")
Antonym of lend (Sense 2)
=> lend, loan -- (give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb borrow
2 senses of borrow
Sense 1
borrow -- (get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?")
=> get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")
Sense 2
adopt, borrow, take over, take up -- (take up and practice as one's own)
=> accept, take, have -- (receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present")