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")

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