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lend
[ lend ]
verb (used with object)
- to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- to give (money) on condition that it is returned and often that interest is paid for its temporary use.
- to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully:
to lend one's aid to a cause.
- to adapt (oneself or itself ) to something:
The building should lend itself to inexpensive remodeling.
- to furnish or impart:
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
verb (used without object)
- to make a loan.
lend
/ lɛnd /
verb
- tr to permit the use of (something) with the expectation of return of the same or an equivalent
- to provide (money) temporarily, often at interest
- intr to provide loans, esp as a profession
- tr to impart or contribute (something, esp some abstract quality)
her presence lent beauty
- tr to provide, esp in order to assist or support
he lent his skill to the company
- lend an earto listen
- lend itselfto possess the right characteristics or qualities for
the novel lends itself to serialization
- lend oneselfto give support, cooperation, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈlender, noun
Other Words From
- lender noun
- inter·lend verb interlent interlending
- over·lend verb overlent overlending
- re·lend verb (used with object) relent relending
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lend1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The importance of territory to both sides is the strength it lends to their position in any potential negotiations.
A quarter of the UK's biggest mortgage providers will not lend against homes with spray foam in the roof, our research suggests.
More importantly, Lovett lends majestic voice to the rhythms of Beckett’s play, originally written in French but conceived by an Irish imagination and translated by Beckett himself.
Niemeier, 25, has a powerful game which lent itself to success on the Wimbledon grass but, after a strong start against Raducanu, her service game disintegrated and confidence seemed to sap.
Ware’s vocals lend a dreamy, devotional quality to Salute’s garage-inspired beat, which briefly drops out toward the end for a quick trip to church, complete with a heavenly choir of multi-tracked Wares.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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