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   lend

   /lɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned: "Stewart asked me to lend him my car" Similar loangive someone the loan oflet someone uselet someone have the use ofadvanceinformal:subOpposite borrowwithhold
   • ▪ allow (a person or organization) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest: "no one would lend him the money"
   • 2. contribute or add (a quality) to: "the smile lent his face a boyish charm" Similar addimpartgivebestowconferprovidegrantsupplyfurnishaccordoffercontributeaffordbringdonateOpposite detract
   • 3. accommodate or adapt oneself to: "John stiffly lent himself to her aromatic embraces"
   • ▪ (of a thing) be suitable for: "bay windows lend themselves to blinds"

   Word Origin Old Englishlǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan1. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lendable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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