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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
/ ±ôÉ›²Ô»å /
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
- ˈ±ô±ð²Ô»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô±ð²Ô»åİù noun
- ¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·±ô±ð²Ô»å verb interlent interlending
- ´Çv±ð°ù·±ô±ð²Ô»å verb overlent overlending
- °ù±ð·±ô±ð²Ô»å verb (used with object) relent relending
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lend1
Idioms and Phrases
- lend a hand, to give help; aid:
If everyone lends a hand, we can have dinner ready in half an hour.
Example Sentences
Some adore it in eggs, and it lends depth to vinaigrettes and dressings.
He also writes and directs, and has been recruited to lend his distinctive voice to animated movies, video games and podcasts.
He was a key figure in the Chicano movement, lending his stature as a religious leader to advocate for underserved communities.
Maybe a quote like that might lend itself to industry power players positing that Kilmer was difficult.
There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.
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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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