Langimage
English

unborrowable

|un/bor/row/a/ble|

C1

🇺🇸

/ʌnˈbɔːroʊəbl/

🇬🇧

/ʌnˈbɒrəʊəbl/

(borrow)

take temporarily

Base FormPresent3rd Person Sing.PastPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleAdjective
borrowborrowsborrowsborrowedborrowedborrowingborrowable
Etymology
Etymology Information

'unborrowable' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'borrow' from Old English 'borgian', meaning 'to lend or borrow'.

Historical Evolution

'borgian' transformed into the Middle English word 'borwen', and eventually became the modern English word 'borrow'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'borrow' meant 'to lend or borrow', but over time it evolved to specifically mean 'to take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

not capable of being borrowed.

The rare manuscript is unborrowable from the library.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Last updated: 2025/01/24 23:45