How to Pronounce “borrowed

word

/ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/
BAH-rohd
/bˈɒɹəʊd/
BO-rohd

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/

British English

/bˈɒɹəʊd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

BAH-rohd

UK

BO-rohd

Listen in Context

This is a borrowed jacket, so I have to give it back tomorrow.

That word was borrowed from French.

The whole speech sounded borrowed, like none of the ideas were really his.

He used a borrowed pen to sign the paper.