lent
[ lent ]
/ lɛnt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lend.
OTHER WORDS FROM lent
un·lent, adjective well-lent, adjectiveWords nearby lent
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Definition for lent (2 of 4)
Lent
[ lent ]
/ lɛnt /
noun
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Origin of Lent
before 1000; Middle English
lente(n), Old English
lencten, lengten spring, Lent, literally, lengthening (of daylight hours); cognate with Dutch
lente, German
Lenz spring; see
Lenten
OTHER WORDS FROM Lent
post-Lent, adjectiveDefinition for lent (3 of 4)
lend
[ lend ]
/ lɛnd /
verb (used with object), lent, lend·ing.
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
to give (money) on condition that it is returned and that interest is paid for its temporary use.
to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully: to lend one's aid to a cause.
to adapt (oneself or itself) to something: The building should lend itself to inexpensive remodeling.
to furnish or impart: Distance lends enchantment to the view.
verb (used without object), lent, lend·ing.
to make a loan.
Origin of lend
before 900; Middle English
lenden, variant (orig. past tense) of
lenen, Old English
lǣnan (cognate with Dutch
lenen, German
lehnen, Old Norse
lāna), derivative of
lǣn loan; cognate with German
Lehnen, Old Norse
lān. See
loan1
OTHER WORDS FROM lend
lend·er, noun in·ter·lend, verb, in·ter·lent, in·ter·lend·ing. o·ver·lend, verb, o·ver·lent, o·ver·lend·ing. re·lend, verb (used with object), re·lent, re·lend·ing.Definition for lent (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for lent (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for lent (2 of 3)
Lent
/ (lɛnt) /
noun
Christianity
the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness
(modifier)
falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance
(plural)
(at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
Word Origin for Lent
Old English
lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight)
British Dictionary definitions for lent (3 of 3)
lend
/ (lɛnd) /
verb lends, lending or lent (lɛnt)
Derived forms of lend
lender, nounWord Origin for lend
C15
lende (originally the past tense), from Old English
lǣnan, from
lǣn
loan
1; related to Icelandic
lāna, Old High German
lēhanōn
Cultural definitions for lent
Lent
In Christianity, a time of fasting and repentance in the spring, beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending several weeks later on Easter.
notes for Lent
To “give something up for Lent” is to abandon a pleasurable habit as an act of devotion and self-discipline.