lend

lend  (lnd)

v. lent (lnt), lend·ing, lends

v.tr.

1.

a. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.

b. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.

2. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.

3. To accommodate or offer (itself) to; be suitable for: The Bible lends itself to various interpretations.

v.intr.

To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.

Idiom:

lend a hand

To be of assistance.

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[Middle English lenden, alteration of lenen (on the model of such verbs as senden, to send, whose past participle sent rhymed with lent, past participle of lenen), from Old English lnan; see leik^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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lender n.

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lend [lɛnd]

vb lends, lending, lent [lɛnt]

1. (tr) to permit the use of (something) with the expectation of return of the same or an equivalent

2. to provide (money) temporarily, often at interest

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr) to provide loans, esp as a profession

4. (tr) to impart or contribute (something, esp some abstract quality) her presence lent beauty

5. (tr) to provide, esp in order to assist or support he lent his skill to the company

lend an ear to listen

lend itself to possess the right characteristics or qualities for the novel lends itself to serialization

lend oneself to give support, cooperation, etc.

[C15 lende (originally the past tense), from Old English lǣnan, from lǣn loan¹; related to Icelandic lāna, Old High German lēhanōn]

lender  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lend - 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" contribute, impart, add, bestow, bring alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity
	2.	lend - give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" loan give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" hire out, rent out, farm out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" trust - extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" advance - pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" borrow - get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
	3.	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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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lend

verb

1. loan, advance, sub (Brit. informal), accommodate one with I lent him ten pounds to go to the pictures.

2. give, provide, add, present, supply, grant, afford, contribute, hand out, furnish, confer, bestow, impart He attended the news conference to lend his support.

lend itself to something be appropriate for, suit, be suitable for, fit, be appropriate to, be adaptable to, present opportunities of, be serviceable for The room itself lends itself well to summer eating with its light airy atmosphere.

Quotations
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Translations

lend [lend] (lent (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (as favour) → prestar, dejar
to lend sb sth; lend sth to sb → prestar algo a algn, dejar algo a algn

2. (Fin) [bank, building society] → prestar

3. (= give) to lend credibility to sth → conceder credibilidad a algo
see also ear A1
see also hand A5
see also name A1
see also weight A3

4. (reflexive) the system does not lend itself to rapid reform → el sistema no se presta a una reforma rápida
he refused to lend himself to their scheming → se negó a colaborar en sus intrigas, no quiso prestarse a sus intrigas

B. VI (Fin) → prestar dinero

lend out VT + ADV → prestar

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lend [ˈlɛnd] [lent] (pt, pp) vt

[+ money, possessions] → prêter
to lend sth to sb, to lend sb sth → prêter qch à qn
I can lend you some money → Je peux te prêter de l'argent.
see also hand

(= add) to lend dignity to sth → conférer de la dignité à qch
The uniforms lent a certain dignity to the ceremony → Les uniformes conféraient une certaine dignité à la cérémonie.
to lend credence to sth → ajouter foi à qch
Empirical studies lend credence to his ideas → Des études empiriques ajoutent foi à ses idées.
to lend one's support to sth → apporter son soutien à qch

(reflexive) it lends itself to ... → cela se prête bien à ...
problems which do not lend themselves to simple solutions → des problèmes qui ne se prêtent pas bien à des solutions simples

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lend pret, ptp <lent>

vt

(= loan) → leihen (to sb jdm); (banks) money → verleihen (→ to an +acc)

(fig: = give) → verleihen (→ to +dat); name → geben; I am not going to lend my name to this → dafür gebe ich meinen (guten) Namen nicht her; to lend (one’s) support to somebody/something → jdn/etw unterstützen; to lend a hand → helfen, mit anfassen

vr to lend oneself to something → sich für etw hergeben; (= be suitable) → sich für etw eignen; the programme (Brit) or program (US) doesn’t really lend itself to radio → die Sendung ist eigentlich für den Hörfunk ungeeignet; these problems don’t lend themselves to quick solutions → für diese Probleme gibt es keine schnelle Lösung

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lend [lɛnd] (lent (pt, pp)) vt (gen) → prestare (fig) (impart, importance, mystery, authority) → conferire
to lend out → prestare, dare in prestito
to lend a hand → dare una mano
to lend an ear to sb/sth → prestare ascolto a qn/qc
it does not lend itself to being filmed → non si presta ad essere filmato

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lend [lɛnd] (lent (pt, pp)) vt (gen) → prestare (fig) (impart, importance, mystery, authority) → conferire
to lend out → prestare, dare in prestito
to lend a hand → dare una mano
to lend an ear to sb/sth → prestare ascolto a qn/qc
it does not lend itself to being filmed → non si presta ad essere filmato

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lend

v lend [lend]

1 to give (someone) the use of for a time She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with. leen يُقْرِض، يُعير заемам půjčit låne leihen δανείζω prestar laenama قرض دادن lainata prêter לְהַלווֹת उधार देना posuditi kölcsönad meminjamkan lána prestare 貸す 빌려주다 (pa)skolinti aizdot meminjamkan lenen låne (ut) pożyczyć emprestar a da cu împrumut давать взаймы požičať posoditi pozajmiti låna [] ให้ยืม ödünç vermek, borç vermek 把...借給 позичати قرض دینا cho mượn 把...借给

2 to give or add (a quality) to Desperation lent him strength. verleen يُعْطي، يُضيف давам dodat give verleihen δίνω, οπλίζω με dar, dotar de andma بخشیدن antaa donner לִתרוֹם, לְחַזֵק देना, योगदान देना dodati, dobaviti ad memberi gefa, ljá dare 与える 첨가하다 suteikti sniegt memberikan verlenen gi, kaste et skjær over (do)dać dar a da придавать dodať dati dati ge, skänka เพิ่ม vermek 給予 давати, надавати کسی صفت کو بہتر بنانا thêm vào 给予

lend itself to

to be suitable for or adapt easily to The play lends itself to performance by children. leen tot يكون مُلائِما подходящ съм за být vhodný k egne sig sich eignen für προσφέρομαι για κτ., είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. prestarse a algo sobima به درد کاری خوردن soveltua (se) prêter à לְהָתאִים काम की चीज़ है, के लिए उपयोगी है odgovarati alkalmas vmire cocok vera (vel) til fallinn prestarsi a ～に適している ...에 적합하다 tikti noderēt sesuai untuk zich lenen tot egne seg (godt) til nadawać się prestar-se a se preta la быть пригодным для чего-л. byť vhodný na biti primeren za biti pogodan za lämpa sig för เข้ากันได้ง่าย kullanıma uygun olmak, elverişli olmak 適宜於 придатний для чого مناسب ہونا thích hợp 适宜于

see also borrow .

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lend → يُقْرض, يُقرِض مالا půjčit låne leihen, verleihen δανείζω prestar lainata jollekulle prêter posuditi, uzajmiti prestare 貸し付ける, 貸す 빌려주다 lenen, uitlenen låne bort, låne ut pożyczyć emprestar давать взаймы, ссужать låna, låna ut ให้กู้เงิน, ให้ยืม ödünç vermek cho mượn, cho vay 借给