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1. (v.t.) lend
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
2. lend
to give (money) on condition that it is returned and that interest is paid for its temporary use.
3. lend
(of a library) to allow the use of (books and other materials) outside library premises for a specified period.
4. lend
to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully:
to lend one's support to a cause.
5. lend
to adapt (itself or oneself) to something; be suitable for:
The building lends itself to inexpensive remodeling.
6. lend
to furnish or impart:
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
7. (v.i.) lend
to make a loan.
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| Definition of 'lend' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
bestow a quality on
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
2. (verb) lend, loan
give temporarily; let have for a limited time
"I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
3. (verb) lend
have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
"This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
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1. (verb) lend
to let sb have or use sth, which they will give back to you later
I lent him a few books on the subject.; She's lending her dress to her sister for the dance.
2. lend
to give sb money, which they will pay you back later, often with interest
banks lending to people with poor credit; My father lent me $2,000.
3. lend
to give a particular quality to sth
The fact that the managers were there lent the event a more serious atmosphere.
4. lend
to provide help
to lend assistance to the project; Thanks to the volunteers who lent a helping hand.
5. lend
lend and ear
to help sb by listening to their problems
She's always ready to lend an ear.
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| Definition of 'lend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) lend
to allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow
2. (verb) lend
to allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food
3. (verb) lend
to afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence
4. (verb) lend
to let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig
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Sense: to give (someone) the use of for a time
She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.
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 Afrikaans: leen |
 Arabic: يُقْرِض، يُعير |
 Bulgarian: заемам |
 Brazilian: emprestar |
 Czech: půjčit |
 German: leihen |
 Danish: låne |
 Greek: δανείζω |
 Spanish: prestar |
 Estonian: laenama |
 Farsi: قرض دادن |
 Finnish: lainata |
 French: prêter |
 Hebrew: לְהַלווֹת |
 Hindi: उधार देना |
 Croatian: posuditi |
 Hungarian: kölcsönad |
 Indonesian: meminjamkan |
 Icelandic: lána |
 Italian: prestare |
 Japanese: 貸す |
 Korean: 빌려주다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)skolinti |
 Latvian: aizdot |
 Malay: meminjamkan |
 Dutch: lenen |
 Norwegian: låne (ut) |
 Polish: pożyczyć |
 Persian: قرض دادن |
 Pashto: په قرض وركول |
 Portuguese: emprestar |
 Romanian: a da cuîmprumut |
 Russian: давать взаймы |
 Slovak: požičať |
 Slovenian: posoditi |
 Serbian: pozajmiti |
 Swedish: låna [ut] |
 Thai: ให้ยืม |
 Turkish: ödünç vermek, borç vermek |
 Taiwanese: 把...借給 |
 Ukrainian: позичати |
 Urdu: قرض دینا |
 Vietnamese: cho mượn |
 Chinese: 把...借给 |
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