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lend definition

lend (lend)

transitive verb lent, lending lend′·ing

  1. to let another use or have (a thing) temporarily and on condition that it, or the equivalent, be returned
  2. to let out (money) at interest
  3. to give; impart a fire lends cheer to a room

Etymology: < ME lenen (with unhistoric -d < pt.) < OE lænan < læn, a loan

intransitive verb

to make a loan or loans

Related Forms:

lend Idioms

lend itself to

or lend oneself to
to be adapted to, useful for, or open to

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