Definitions for lend
lɛndlend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bringverb

   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. lend, loanverb

   give temporarily; let have for a limited time

   "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

3. lendverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lendverb

   to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

2. lendverb

   to make a loan

3. lendverb

   to be suitable or applicable, to fit

4. lendverb

   to borrow

5. Etymology: From lænan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To LENDverb

   Etymology: lænan , Saxon; leenen, Dutch.

   1. To afford, on condition of repayment.

   Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. Lev. xxv. 37.

   They dare not give, and e’en refuse to lend,
   To their poor kindred, or a wanting friend. Dryden.

   2. To suffer to be used on condition that it be restored.

   In common worldly things ’tis call’d ungrateful
   With dull unwillingness to pay a debt,
   Which, with a bounteous hand, was kindly lent;
   Much more to be thus opposite with heav’n. William Shakespeare.

   I’ll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power to give it from me. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   The fair blessing we vouchsafe to send;
   Nor can we spare you long, though often we may lend. John Dryden, to the Dutchess of Ormond.

   3. To afford; to grant in general.

   Covetousness, like the sea, receives the tribute of all rivers, though far unlike it in lending any back again. Decay of Piety.

   Painting and poesy are two sisters so like, that they lend to each other their name and office: one is called a dumb poesy, and the other a speaking picture. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   From thy new hope, and from thy growing store,
   Now lend assistance, and relieve the poor. John Dryden, Pers.

   Cato, lend me for a while thy patience,
   And condescend to hear a young man speak. Addison.

   Cephisa, thou
   Wilt lend a hand to close thy mistress’ eyes. Ambrose Philips.

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1. lend

   To lend is to grant someone the temporary use or benefit of a certain item or amount of money, typically under an agreement that it will be returned or repaid in future.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lendverb

   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. Lendverb

   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. Lendverb

   to afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence

4. Lendverb

   to let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig

5. Etymology: [OE. lenen, AS. lnan, fr. ln loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.]

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1. Lend

   Lend is the 4th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is located on the west bank of the Mur and north of the district Gries and west of the district Innere Stadt and the Schloßberg. It has a population of 28,249 and covers an area of 3.7 square kilometres. The postal codes of Geidorf are 8020 and 8051.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lend

   lend, v.t. to give for a short time something to be returned: to afford, grant, or furnish, in general: to let for hire.—v.i. to make a loan:—pr.p lend′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. lent.—ns. Lend′er; Lend′ing, the act of giving in loan: (Shak.) that which is lent or supplied. [A.S. lǽnan—lǽn, lán, a loan.]

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1. LEND

   What does LEND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LEND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Lend

   Lend vs. Loan -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lend and Loan.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4047

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lend' in Verbs Frequency: #581

How to pronounce lend?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lend in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of lend in a Sentence

1. Jim Mattis:

   The contemptuous words about the President attributed to me in The Woodward book were never uttered by me or in my presence. While I generally enjoy reading fiction, this is a uniquely Washington brand of literature, and his anonymous sources do not lend credibility.

2. Casey Holliday:

   Dinosaurs are like modern-day birds, crocodiles and lizards in that they inherited particular joints in their skulls from fish ball and socket joints, much like peoples hip joints that seem to lend themselves, but not always, to movement like in snakes, when you put a lot of force on things, theresa tradeoff between movement and stability. Birds and lizards have more movement but less stability.

3. Ambrose Bierce:

   Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

4. John Koenig:

   Strange how strong the instinct is, to see something incredible, and reach for a camera. As if to lend it some credibility, to prove that it's real, that 'I WAS HERE.

5. Ben Shirley:

   He's a confidante, he's my mentor, he is just one of the guys, who will lend a hand, who genuinely cares. I have not come across that ever in my life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lend
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lend