Definitions for: Lend


[v] give temporarily; let have for a limited time
[v] of a quality, as in; "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"
[v] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Lend (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lent (l[e^]nt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Lending.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr.
l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.]
1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the
return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to
lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.

Give me that ring. I'll lend it thee, my dear, but
have no power To give it from me. --Shak.

2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the
return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some
article of food.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor
lend him thy victuals for increase. --Levit. xxv.
37.

3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend
assistance; to lend one's name or influence.

Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. --Addison.

Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and
largeness to his compositions. --J. A.
Symonds.

4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or
gig.

Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States,
except with reference to money.

To lend a hand, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.]

To lend an ear or one's ears, to give attention.

Synonyms: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, loan

Antonyms: borrow

See Also: advance, alter, be, change, farm out, give, hire out, instill, rent out, throw in, tinsel, transfuse

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