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1. see loan. Use of lend for borrow (May I lend your pen?) occurs in some British dialects but is non-standard.

2. Use of lend as a noun occurs in British dialect use and colloquially in New Zealand, but is non-standard:

Could you give me the lend of a bob?—Frank Sargeson, New Zealand English 1946

Just ringing this feller to ask if I could have a lend of his gun—J. Howker, British English 1985.

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verb

To supply (money), especially on credit: advance, loan. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: loan, accommodate
Antonyms: borrow

Parting with a thing of value for either a fixed or indefinite period. Such item or something equivalent to it must be returned at the time originally established or when lawfully demanded.
78 N.Y. 159; when used in a will, it means “give” or “devise” “unless it is manifest that the testator intended otherwise,” 193 S.E. 275, 276.

IN BRIEF: v. - Give temporarily; Bestow a quality on.

Borrow trouble for yourself if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbors. — Rudyard Kipling

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as in: you lend something to someone else
sign description: Both K-hands, one on top of the other, move away from the body.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - låne, udlåne
v. intr. - låne, udlåne

idioms:

• lend a hand    hjælpe, give en hånd med, give et nap med
• lend an ear    lytte til
• lend assistance    hjælpe
• lend credit to    gøre troværdig
• lend itself to    egne sig til
• lend one's name to    lægge navn til
• lending library    udlånsbibliotek, lejebibliotek
• lending rate    udlånsrente

Nederlands (Dutch)
lenen, uitlenen, verlenen (b.v. eigenschap)

Français (French)
v. tr. - prêter, conférer, étayer
v. intr. - (Fin) prêter, accorder un prêt

idioms:

• lend a hand    donner un coup de main à (qn)
• lend an ear    écouter, prêter l'oreille
• lend assistance    prêter assistance
• lend credit to    accréditer (qch)
• lend itself to    se prêter à
• lend one's name to    prêter son nom à
• lending library    bibliothèque
• lending rate    taux d'emprunt

Deutsch (German)
v. - leihen, verleihen, geben

idioms:

• lend a hand    jmdm. bei etwas helfen
• lend an ear    jmdm. Gehör schenken, herhören
• lend assistance    Hilfe leisten
• lend credit to    glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen
• lend itself to    sich für etwas eignen
• lend one's name to    seinen Namen für etwas hergeben
• lending library    Leihbücherei
• lending rate    Kreditzins, Zins für Ausleihungen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δανείζω, (μτφ.) προσδίδω

idioms:

• lend a hand    δίνω ένα χέρι/χεράκι, βοηθώ
• lend an ear    τεντώνω τα αφτιά μου, ακούω προσεκτικά
• lend assistance    δίνω βοήθεια
• lend credit to    καθιστώ πειστικό
• lend itself to    προσφέρεται για
• lend one's name to    προσυπογράφω
• lending library    δανειστική βιβλιοθήκη
• lending rate    επιτόκιο δανεισμού

Italiano (Italian)
prestare

idioms:

• lend a hand    dare una mano
• lend an ear    prestare ascolto
• lend itself to    prestarsi a
• lend one's name to    dare il proprio nome a
• lending library    biblioteca circolante
• lending rate    tasso di interesse ufficiale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emprestar (dar emprestado), proporcionar, dar

idioms:

• lend a hand    dar uma mão, ajudar
• lend an ear    dar ouvidos
• lend itself to    prestar-se a algo/alguém
• lend one's name to    emprestar o nome a
• lending library    biblioteca
• lending rate    taxa de empréstimo

Русский (Russian)
давать взаймы, оказывать, отдавать, ссуда

idioms:

• lend a hand    оказывать помощь
• lend an ear    выслушивать кого-л.
• lend itself to    дать втянуть себя во что-л.
• lend one's name to    поддержать кого-л. своим авторитетом
• lending library    библиотека с выдачей книг на дом
• lending rate    ставка ссудного процента

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prestar, dar, conferir
v. intr. - prestar, dar, conferir

idioms:

• lend a hand    echar una mano, ayudar, arrimar el hombro
• lend an ear    prestar atención, dar oídos
• lend assistance    prestar ayuda, prestar auxilio
• lend credit to    acreditar
• lend itself to    prestarse a
• lend one's name to    dar su nombre a
• lending library    biblioteca de préstamo, biblioteca pública
• lending rate    tipo de interés de o sobre préstamos, interés activo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - låna, låna ut, ge, skänka, förläna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
借, 增添, 贷款给, 贷款

idioms:

• lend a hand    帮助
• lend an ear    倾听
• lend assistance    援助, 补助
• lend credit to    使可信
• lend itself to    有助于
• lend one's name to    允许借用自己的名义
• lending library    租赁图书店
• lending rate    贷款利率, 借款利率

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 借, 增添, 貸款給
v. intr. - 貸款

idioms:

• lend a hand    幫助
• lend an ear    傾聽
• lend assistance    援助, 補助
• lend credit to    使可信
• lend itself to    有助於
• lend one's name to    允許借用自己的名義
• lending library    租賃圖書店
• lending rate    貸款利率, 借款利率

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빌려주다, 부여하다, 도화주다
v. intr. - 대부를 하다

idioms:

• lend credit to    신용을 주다
• lend itself to    정신을 쏟다 , 전력하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 貸す, 貸し付ける, 与える, 添える, 加える
n. - 借りること

idioms:

• lend a hand    手を貸す
• lend an ear    耳を傾ける
• lend assistance    援助する
• lend credit to    信用する
• lend itself to    役に立つ, 弱い
• lend one's name to    名前を貸す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعير, يقرض, يزود, يساعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הלווה, השאיל, הוסיף, עזר, נתן, תרם‬
v. intr. - ‮הלווה, השאיל‬

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