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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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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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lend Synonyms

lend

v.

  1. To make a loan

    advance, provide with, let out, furnish, permit to borrow, allow, trust with, lend on security, extend credit, entrust, place at interest, loan*, accommodate. *

    Antonyms borrow*, repay*, pay back. *

  2. To impart

    confer, grant, present; see give 1.

  3. To adapt oneself

    suit oneself, adjust, comply; see accommodate 2, conform.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

lend Usage Examples

Object

  • credence: Liaising with similar groups internationally to " lend credence " to our own goals.

Preposition: on

  • basis: They lend on the basis that if you don't pay them back as per your mortgage agreement, they will take your house.

Modifying Another Word

  • naturally: Entertaining at ExCel London's state-of-the-art conference and exhibition center in Docklands naturally lends itself to entertaining on the water.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Some lenders will only lend up to ten times the predicted annual rental income.

Present participle complement

  • mean: Bernhard's writing is musical so that rhythm, tempo and silence lend meaning to thought and ideas.

Preposition: by

  • member: An Indian doll lent by a Bangladeshi member of the local community.
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