lend (redirected from lend a hand)

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), from Old English lnan; see leik^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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lender n.

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lend

Verb

[lending, lent]

1. to permit the temporary use of

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

3. to contribute (some abstract quality): a painted trellis lends a classical air to any garden

4. lend an ear to listen

5. lend oneself or itself to be appropriate for: the building lends itself to loft conversion [Old English lǣnan]

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

verb 2. give, provide, add, present, supply, grant, afford, contribute, hand out, furnish, confer, bestow, impart

lend itself to something be appropriate for, suit, be suitable for, fit, be appropriate to, be adaptable to, present opportunities of, be serviceable for

Translations

lend [lɛnd] [pt, pp lent] [lɛnt] vt to lend sth to sb → prestar algo a algn

lend [lent , pt, pp ] [lɛnd, lɛnt] vt to lend sth (to sb) → prêter qch (à qn);

could you lend me some money? → pourriez-vous me prêter de l'argent?;

to lend a hand → donner un coup de main

lend [lɛnd] [lent , pt, pp ] vt to lend sth to sb → jdm etw leihen;

to lend sb a hand (with sth) → jdm (bei etw) helfen;

it lends itself to ... → es eignet sich für ...

lend [pt lent, pp ] [lɛnd, lɛnt] vt to lend sth (to sb) → prestare qc (a qn);

to lend a hand → dare una mano

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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.leenيُقْرِض، يُعيرзаемамpůjčitlåneleihenδανείζωprestarlaenamaقرض دادنlainataprêterלְהַלווֹתउधार देनाposuditikölcsönadmeminjamkanlánaprestare貸す빌려주다(pa)skolintiaizdotmeminjamkanlenenlåne (ut)pożyczyćemprestara da cu împrumutдавать взаймыpožičaťposoditipozajmitilåna []ให้ยืมödünç vermek, borç vermek把...借給позичатиقرض دیناcho mượn把...借给

2 to give or add (a quality) to Desperation lent him strength.verleenيُعْطي، يُضيفдавамdodatgiveverleihenδίνω, οπλίζω μεdar, dotar deandmaبخشیدنantaadonnerלִתרוֹם, לְחַזֵקदेना, योगदान देनाdodati, dobavitiadmemberigefa, ljádare与える(도움·특징 등을) 주다suteiktisniegtmemberikanverlenengi, kaste et skjær over(do)daćdara daпридаватьdodaťdatidatige, skänkaเพิ่มvermek給予давати, надаватиکسی صفت کو بہتر بناناthêm vào给予

lend itself to

to be suitable for or adapt easily to The play lends itself to performance by children.leen totيكون مُلائِماподходящ съм заbýt vhodný kegne sigsich eignen fürπροσφέρομαι για κτ., είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ.prestarse a algosobimaبه درد کاری خوردنsoveltua(se) prêter àלְהָתאִיםकाम की चीज़ है, के लिए उपयोगी हैodgovaratialkalmas vmirecocokvera (vel) til fallinnprestarsi a～に適している적합하다tiktinoderētsesuai untukzich lenen totegne seg (godt) tilnadawać sięprestar-sea se preta laбыть пригодным для чего-л.byť vhodný nabiti primeren zabiti pogodan zalämpa sig förเข้ากันได้ง่ายkullanıma uygun olmak, elverişli olmak適宜於придатний для чогоمناسب ہوناthích hợp适宜于

see also borrow .