Have you ever thought about the difference between

'lend' and 'borrow'?

They are both verbs but they're used in different ways.

'Lend' means 'to give something to someone'

generally for a short time.

For example:

The bank lent me some money.

If you want to say who you lent something to,

you can use the preposition 'to'.

I lent my mobile phone to James.

Oh no! I forgot my pen. Can you lend me a pen?

'Borrow' means 'to ask someone for something'.

Oh no! I can't read this. Can I borrow your glasses?

If you want to say who you borrowed something from,

you can use the preposition 'from'.

For example:

I borrowed a book from the library.

Oh, I'm late!

I need to borrow a laptop from Sam for my meeting

– got to go!