lend
verb/lend/
/lend/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they lend | /lend/ /lend/ |
| he / she / it lends | /lendz/ /lendz/ |
| past simple lent | /lent/ /lent/ |
| past participle lent | /lent/ /lent/ |
| -ing form lending | /ˈlendɪŋ/ /ˈlendɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to give something to somebody or allow them to use something that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later synonym loan
- lend something They will lend equipment free of charge.
- lend something to somebody I've lent the car to a friend.
- lend out something The gallery has been willing to lend out works of art in the past.
- lend out something to somebody The charity lends out laptops to support learning at home.
- lend somebody something Can you lend me £10?
- Can you lend me your car this evening?
- Has he returned that book you lent him?
- She very kindly lent me her bicycle.
Which Word? borrow / lendborrow / lend- These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while they lend it to you:
- Can I borrow your pen?
- Can I borrow a pen from you?
- Here, I’ll lend you my pen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- kindly
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- be willing to
- …
- to
- [transitive, intransitive] (of a bank or financial institution) to give money to somebody on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it synonym loan
- lend something The bank lends money at very cheap rates.
- lend somebody something They refused to lend us the money.
- lend something to somebody The bank refused to lend the money to us.
- lend (to somebody) Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.
- There are a large number of financial providers lending to businesses across the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- kindly
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- be willing to
- …
- to
- [transitive] (formal) to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
- lend something (to somebody/something) The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
- lend somebody/something sth Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
- [transitive] to give or provide help, support, etc.
- lend something (to somebody/something) I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.
- lend somebody/something sth He came along to lend me moral support.
Word OriginOld English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send.
Idioms
See lend in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lend in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishgive/lend a helping hand
- to help somebody
lend colour to something
- (British English, formal) to make something seem true or likely
- Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
lend an ear (to somebody/something)
- to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody
lend (somebody) a (helping) hand (with something)
- (informal) to help somebody with something
- I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
lend your name to something (formal)
- to let it be known in public that you support or agree with something
- I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign.
- to have a place named after you
lend support, weight, credence, etc. to something
- to make something seem more likely to be true or real
- This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
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