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accept vs borrow

borrow vs accept

accept and borrow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
borrow No No Yes No
As verbs, borrow is a hyponym of accept; that is, borrow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: receive willingly something given or offered
  • borrow: take up and practice as one's own
Other hyponyms of accept include accept, admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, adopt, take over, take up.
accept (verb) borrow (verb)
consider or hold as true get temporarily
react favorably to; consider right and proper take up and practice as one's own
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and borrow

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