What does borrowing mean?
Borrowing means present participle and gerund of borrow.
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/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of borrow.
She is borrowing my pen.
January 1834, Horace Binney, Speech on the Question of the Removal of the Deposites Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by virtue of laws for the government of the City […]
Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this statement comes straight from the latest UKIP manifesto, it is in fact a quotation from The Anglish Moot, a fan-page promoting the use of the 'Anglish' language — that is, English with all foreign borrowings stripped away.
Use borrowing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Borrowing means present participle and gerund of borrow.
Common synonyms include adoption.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She is borrowing my pen.
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