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When you lend something it means giving something with the intention of getting it back. When you borrow something it means taking something with the intention of giving it back.
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When you lend someone, it means that you are the person who gave something to someone to be used for a certain period of time. If you are the one who is borrowing, it means you are the one who is liable to return something to someone.
In summary, "lend" refers to the action of giving something temporarily, while "borrow" refers to the act of receiving or taking something temporarily. The lender is the one who gives, and the borrower is the one who receives.
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" Lend" relates to providing something, while " Borrow" relates to receiving something from someone else.
lend: is a verb used when someone gives something to another person for a temporary period, with the expectation that it will be returned and the person who provides the item or money is the lender. for example: I will lend you money next week. Borrow: this is verb used when someone takes or receives something from another person for a temporary period, with the intention o returning it later. the person who recieves the item or money is the borrower. for example: can i borrow your book for a moment. so in conclusion when you lend something, you are giving it to somone temporarily and when you borrow something, you are taking something from someone temporarily. the lender is the one who provides, and the borrower is the one who receives.
We use lend when we want to give something to someone, while we use borrow when we want someone to give us something. For example, I have a car, and you need one. So, I can lend you my car, or you can borrow my car.
The receiver borrows and the giver lend.
Borrow when you take smth for some time and lend when you give smth
They are both VERBS (action words). However, their usage is determined by the person performing the action. The person issuing out the money (or whatever item) LENDS while the person receiving it BORROWS
Borrow means you want to take something that belongs to someone else , while lend means that you temporarily giving an item to someone
Lend means to give something to someone to be used for a period of time and then returned. Borrow means to take and use something that belongs to someone else for a period of time and then return it. The person lending something owns it and is letting someone else use it.
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- How many more English words (Homographs) and definitions can you think of ?
English words that are spelled the same, pronounced the same, but have different meanings: # Homographs 1. Bank (financial institution) and bank (slope or incline) 2. Bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment) 3. Bolt (fastener) and bolt ( sudden movement) 4. Cloud (weather phenomenon) and cloud (collection of data or applications online) 5. Dish (plate or serving container) and dish (prepare and serve food) 6. Draft (preliminary version of a document) and draft (current of air) 7. Light (not heavy) and light (source of illumination) 8. Match (small stick used to produce fire) and match (competition or sporting event) 9. Mean (intend to convey) and mean (unkind or unpleasant) 10. Park (outdoor recreational area) and park (to leave a vehicle in a stationary position) 11. Pen (writing instrument) and pen (enclosure for animals) 12. Pole (long, thin piece of wood or metal) and pole (northern or southern end of the Earth) 13. Right (correct or proper) and right (direction or location)
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