Your Lesson for Today

The topic is word definitions. Our guest teacher for today is Merriam-Webster. (Seriously, I did not make this stuff up; it's really what these words actually mean. For REAL!!)

Main Entry: bor·row Pronunciation: 'bär-(")O, 'bor- Function: verb
1 a : to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent b : to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest

Main Entry: owe Pronunciation: 'O Function: verb Inflected Form(s): owed; ow·ing
1 a: to have or bear (an emotion or attitude) to someone or something
2 a (1) : to be under obligation to pay or repay in return for something received : be indebted in the sum of
(2) : to be under obligation to render (as duty or service) b : to be indebted to
3 : to be indebted

Main Entry: prom·ise Pronunciation: 'prä-m&s Function:
1 a : a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified
b : a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act
2 : reason to expect something; especially : ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence