Lend vs Borrow - English In A Minute

What's the difference between 'lend' and 'borrow'? Georgina's going to give us a clue as to why lend and borrow aren't the same. Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English in this short, free English lesson.
Watch the video, then complete this sentence:
I _____ my own book _____ John.
a) borrowed/from
b) lent/to
c) borrowed/to
d) lent/from
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[@mounir101]

''Lend'' and ''Borrow'' the meaning of the words is basically the same. They are both verbs and they both indicate an action in which an item is given to another individual for an amount of time with the expectation that it will be returned. The literal definition for lend is to ‘give something to someone for a short time, expecting that you will get it back. The literal definition for borrow is to ‘get something from someone, intending to give it back after a short time.

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Perfect explanation Georgina. These English in a Minute videos are always great 👌👍

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[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi everyone! The correct answer is b).
When we talk about giving something to someone to use, we use ‘lend’.
If we want to say who we lent something to, we use the preposition ‘to’.
You’ll find a summary of this topic here: bbc.in/2N0fkLx

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[@iftekhar77]

so help me out with this
when you’re giving out money it’s lend
and when you take money from someone else you borrow
Am I correct?

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And owe?

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I lent my dress to my sister, oh my MG i forgot my shoes, can i borrow your shoes?

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I know all those but what’s the meaning of ( got to go ) 🤔 ?
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[@bbclearningenglish]

"I've got to go" is a polite way of saying that you must leave. It says to the listener that you'd rather stay and chat, but you have an appointment elsewhere which means you have to go.
OK, we've got to go..
Hope that helps.
😃

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How can I use each and each one?

[@lovepreet8884]

lend=to give something to someone for a short time
borrow= to ask someone for something

[@antrinh9919]

lend = preter
borrow = emprunter
in vietnamese mượn ....same haha

[@suzukisadhana]

Pero ella pregunta por un bolígrafo utilizando lend, y ahí ya no entendí

[@ThangNguyen-qp2xd]

I lent my own book to John.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Great example! Thanks for commenting! 😃

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Accent very british
(Fogo') glottal t sound
I think you use a cookney

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what's differences between a lot vs lots

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'a lot of' is used for uncountable nouns and 'lots of' is used for plural countable nouns 👍
I drank a lot of water. (water = uncountable)
I have lots of friends. (friends = plural, countable)

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B

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