lend

lend

to grant the use of something that will be returned; to make a loan: I agreed to lend him the money.; to help: lend a hand

Not to be confused with:

loan – the act of lending: the loan of a book; money lent: The bank granted the loan. [Some contend that lend is a verb and loan is a noun. However, loan as a verb meaning to lend has been used in English for nearly eight hundred years. Loan is most common in financial contexts.]

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lend

 (lĕnd)

v. lent (lĕnt), 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 make available for another's use: The neighbors lent us help after the storm.

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

v.intr.

To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.

Idioms:

lend a hand

To be of assistance.

lend (itself) to

To accommodate or offer itself to; be suitable for: "The presidency does not lend itself to on the job training" (Joe Biden).

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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 lǣnan; see leik^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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lend′er n.

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lend

(lɛnd)

vb, lends, lending or 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. (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.

6. lend an ear to listen

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

8. 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]

ˈlender n

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lend

(lɛnd)

v. lent, lend•ing. v.t.

1. to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

2. to give (money) on condition that it is returned and that interest is paid for its temporary use.

3. (of a library) to allow the use of (books and other materials) outside library premises for a specified period.

4. to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully: to lend one's support to a cause.

5. to adapt (itself or oneself) to something; be suitable for: The building lends itself to inexpensive remodeling.

6. to furnish or impart: Distance lends enchantment to the view.

v.i.

7. to make a loan.

Idioms:

lend a hand, to give help; aid.

[before 900; Middle English, variant (orig. past tense) of lenen, Old English lǣnan (c. Old Frisian lēna, Old High German lēhanōn), derivative of lǣn loan; see loan]

lend′a•ble, adj.

lend′er, n.

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borrow

– lend

If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you use it for a period of time and then return it.

Could I borrow your car?

I borrowed this book from the library.

If you lend something you own to someone else, you allow them to have it or use it for a period of time. The past tense form and -ed participle of lend is lent.

I lent her £50.

Would you lend me your calculator?

Be Careful!
You don't normally talk about borrowing or lending things that can't move. Don't say, for example, 'Can I borrow your garage next week?' You say 'Can I use your garage next week?'

You can use our washing machine.

Similarly, you don't usually say 'He lent me his office while he was on holiday'. You say 'He let me use his office while he was on holiday'.

She brought them mugs of coffee and let them use her bath.

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lend

Past participle: lent
Gerund: lending

Imperative

lend

lend

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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]

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lend

verb

To supply (money), especially on credit:

advance, loan.

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Translations

أعاريُعْطي، يُضيفيُقْرِضُيُقرِضُيُقْرِض، يُعير

půjčitdodat

lånegive

leihenverleihen

δανείζω

prestar

lainata jollekulle

prêterbaillerdonneremprunter

posuditipozajmiti

gefa, ljálána

prestareprestarsiconferiredare in prestitodare una mano

貸し付ける貸す

빌려주다

paskolintiskolinti

aizdotsniegt

lenenuitlenen

lånelåne bortlåne utkaste et skjær over

pożyczaćpożyczyć

emprestar

împrumuta

ссужатьдавать взаймыодалживатьодолжить

posoditi

lånalåna ut

ให้กู้เงินให้ยืม

ödünç vermekvermekborç vermek

cho mượncho vay

借借出借给增添把...借给

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

(lend) – past tense, past participle lent (lent) – verb

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 emprestar půjčit leihen låne δανείζωprestar laenama قرض دادن lainata prêter לְהַלווֹת उधार देना posuditi kölcsönad meminjamkan lána prestare 貸す 빌려주다 (pa)skolinti aizdot meminjamkan lenenlånepożyczyć په قرض وركول emprestar a da cu împrumut давать взаймы požičať posoditi pozajmiti låna [ut] 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 dar dodat verleihen give 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 verlenengi, kaste et skjær overdać بښل dar a da придавать dodať dati dati ge, skänka เพิ่ม vermek 給予，增添 давати, надавати کسی صفت کو بہتر بنانا thêm vào 给予，增添

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 prestar-se být vhodný k sich eignen für egne sig προσφέρομαι για κτ., είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. prestarse a algo sobima به درد کاری خوردن soveltua 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 په كار تلونكى،د استفاده وړ 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

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see also borrow.

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lend

→ يُقْرِضُ, يُقرِضُ půjčit låne leihen, verleihen δανείζω prestar lainata jollekulle prêter posuditi, pozajmiti 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

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lend

v. prestar;

to ___ a hand → prestar ayuda, ayudar, dar ayuda.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Could you lend me a towel? → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُ أَنْ أَقْتَرِضَ مِنَكَ أَحَدُ الـمَناشِفِ؟ → Mohl byste mi půjčit ručník? → Kan du låne mig et håndlæde? → Können Sie mir ein Handtuch leihen? → Θα μπορούσες να μου δανείσεις μια πετσέτα; → ¿Puede proporcionarme una toalla? → Voisitteko lainata pyyhkeen? → Vous pouvez me prêter une serviette ? → Možete li mi posuditi ručnik? → Mi può prestare un asciugamano? → タオルを貸していただけますか？ → 타월 좀 빌려 주시겠어요? → Kunt u me een handdoek lenen? → Kan du låne meg et håndkle? → Czy mógłby mi Panwypożyczyć ręcznik? → O senhor poderia me emprestar uma toalha? → Можно одолжить у Вас полотенце? → Kan ni låna mig en handduk? → คุณให้ฉันยืมผ้าเช็ดตัวได้ไหม? → Bana bir havlu verebilir misiniz? → Bạn cho tôi mượn khăn tắm được không? → 您可以借给我一条毛巾吗？
• Could you lend me some money? → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُ أَنْ تُسَلِّفَنِي بَعْضَ النُقُودِ؟ → Mohl byste mi půjčit nějaké peníze? → Kan du låne mig nogle penge? → Könnten Sie mir Geld leihen? → Θα μπορούσατε να μου δανείσετε μερικά χρήματα; → ¿Podría prestarme dinero? → Voisitteko lainata minulle rahaa? → Vous pouvez me prêter de l'argent ? → Možete li mi posuditi nešto novca? → Mi può prestare del denaro? → お金をいくらか貸していただけますか？ → 돈 좀 빌려 주시겠어요? → Kunt u me wat geld lenen? → Kunne du låne meg noen penger? → Czy może mi Panpożyczyć jakieś pieniądze? → O senhor poderia me emprestar algum dinheiro? → Вы не могли бы одолжить мне немного денег? → Skulle ni kunna låna mig lite pengar? → คุณให้ฉันยืมเงินได้ไหม? → Bana biraz borç verebilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể cho tôi vay ít tiền không? → 您能借点钱给我吗？

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