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.
Idioms for lend
lend a hand,
to give help; aid: If everyone lends a hand, we can have dinner ready in half an hour.
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.Words nearby lend
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British Dictionary definitions for lender
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