lend

(lĕnd)

v., lent (lĕnt), lend·ing, lends.

v.tr.

1. 1. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.
   2. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.
2. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.
3. To accommodate or offer (itself) to; be suitable for: The Bible lends itself to various interpretations.

v.intr.
To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.

idiom:

lend a hand

1. To be of assistance.

[Middle English lenden, alteration of lenen (on the model of such verbs as senden, to send , whose past participle rhymed with lent, past participle of lenen), from Old English lǣnan.]

lender lend'er n.

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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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