how to pronounce borrowed

/ˈbɑːˌɹoʊd/

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borrowed is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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An example use of borrowed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… just live on borrowed cash …”

meanings of borrowed

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of borrow.

borrowed frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word borrowed occurs in english on average 10 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.