Sekirov Dictionary

lend

/ˈlɛnd/

verb 5
noun 3
forms 6
phrases 3

verb5

•
to hand something over for someone to use for a time, and get it back when they are done
- I will only lend you my car if you fill up the tank.
- Where is that hundred euros I lent you months ago?
To make a loan.
•
[with oneself] To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
- The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation.
•
To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- Can you lend me some assistance?
- The famous director lent his name to the new film.
(nonstandard) To borrow.

noun3

•
(dialect) Loan (permission to borrow (something)).
- “But,” says Arthur, “I wouldn't be proud of your clothes, / For you've only the lend of them, as I suppose.” — 2012
(dialect, UK) The lumbar region; loin.
(dialect, UK) The loins; flank; buttocks.

forms

lended · lent · lentest · lending · lendeth · lends

Phrases with lend

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