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.-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.-to copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.-to feign or counterfeit.-to receive; to take; to derive.-something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.-the act of borrowing.