Lend
verb
To give something to someone for a short time, expecting it to be given back.
I can lend you my car for the weekend.
Often appears as...
- lend a hand
- lend an ear
verb
To make a certain quality more noticeable in a situation.
Her presence lent an air of credibility to the event.
Often appears as...
- lend credibility
- lend weight
verb
To allow someone to use something as a favor, not expecting any payment in return.
Can you lend me a pen for a few minutes?
Often appears as...
- lend a hand
- lend a book
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To loan money to someone.
The bank refused to lend us any more money.
Often appears as...
- lend money
- lend support
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To give something to someone for a short time, expecting it to be given back.
I can lend you my car for the weekend.
Often appears as...
- lend a hand
- lend an ear
verb
To make a certain quality more noticeable in a situation.
Her presence lent an air of credibility to the event.
Often appears as...
- lend credibility
- lend weight
verb
To allow someone to use something as a favor, not expecting any payment in return.
Can you lend me a pen for a few minutes?
Often appears as...
- lend a hand
- lend a book
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To loan money to someone.
The bank refused to lend us any more money.
Often appears as...
- lend money
- lend support
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Transfer
Use 'lend' when something is given temporarily and you expect its return.
Could you lend me your charger until tomorrow?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sale
'Lend' implies the item will be returned, not sold.
I'll lend you my bike for your race, just bring it back in one piece.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Trust
Choosing to 'lend' often depends on trusting the person to give it back.
I don't usually lend out my books, but I know you'll take care of it.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Transfer
Use 'lend' when something is given temporarily and you expect its return.
Could you lend me your charger until tomorrow?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sale
'Lend' implies the item will be returned, not sold.
I'll lend you my bike for your race, just bring it back in one piece.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Trust
Choosing to 'lend' often depends on trusting the person to give it back.
I don't usually lend out my books, but I know you'll take care of it.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Transfer
Use 'lend' when something is given temporarily and you expect its return.
Could you lend me your charger until tomorrow?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Sale
'Lend' implies the item will be returned, not sold.
I'll lend you my bike for your race, just bring it back in one piece.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Trust
Choosing to 'lend' often depends on trusting the person to give it back.
I don't usually lend out my books, but I know you'll take care of it.
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Jessica Jackley:...
These stories can really change the way that we think about each other. And if we can catalyze a supportive community to come around these individuals and to participate in their story by lending a little bit of money, I think that can change the way we believe in each other and each other's potential.
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Taking care of the ocean...
and that has spun off a host of incredible things including some that will be featured in the mission blue film and you can go to the website and see mission blue and you know sign in we have more than a hundred partners around the world who are lending their voices and their power to help with this
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Garth Lenz: The true...
into these remote Northern aboriginal communities and the high rate of unemployment makes this an absolute necessity for survival. And not that many years ago, I was lent a boat by a First Nations man, and he said, "When you go out on the river, do not under any circumstances eat the fish.
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Where do new words come...
with English lending words like software to languages all over the world. Another popular way to fill a vocabulary gap is by combining existing words that each convey part of the new concept. This can be done by combining two whole words into a compound word, like airport or starfish,
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Can you make a wildlife...
needs just two things really the right kit and an extra pair of hands like a runner who can help me get around and lend a hand with the physical stuff how does the production afford these extra costs working with a researcher in a wheelchair doesn't actually cost the
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The Best Dogs of BBC...
doesn't mean anything until they've successfully reared their first letter oh gosh no pressure fortunately for Aladdin and feather the rest of the group will be there to lend a helping hand the other adult females
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How did Dracula become...
lending the character many of his signature characteristics. And since then, Dracula has risen again in countless adaptations, finding eternal life far beyond the humble pages of his birth.
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Elephants Being...
Up you come. You can do it You can do it. Wendy lends a helping trunk. A bit of help. Or is that a hindrance? No that’s help. In times of real need, the nannies are still there for her.
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The Cutest Elephant...
taking the hard way out of the water all up you come you can do it you can do it Wendy lends a helping trunk to help I was that hindrance no that's help in
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The Mummy's Curse PIPE Lost...
Maria has spotted the fresh tracks of a snake in the sand, and it could still be hiding somewhere in the tomb. John joins them to lend some support.
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Jessica Jackley:...
These stories can really change the way that we think about each other. And if we can catalyze a supportive community to come around these individuals and to participate in their story by lending a little bit of money, I think that can change the way we believe in each other and each other's potential.
Video examples
Taking care of the ocean...
and that has spun off a host of incredible things including some that will be featured in the mission blue film and you can go to the website and see mission blue and you know sign in we have more than a hundred partners around the world who are lending their voices and their power to help with this
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
into these remote Northern aboriginal communities and the high rate of unemployment makes this an absolute necessity for survival. And not that many years ago, I was lent a boat by a First Nations man, and he said, "When you go out on the river, do not under any circumstances eat the fish.
Video examples
Where do new words come...
with English lending words like software to languages all over the world. Another popular way to fill a vocabulary gap is by combining existing words that each convey part of the new concept. This can be done by combining two whole words into a compound word, like airport or starfish,
Video examples
Can you make a wildlife...
needs just two things really the right kit and an extra pair of hands like a runner who can help me get around and lend a hand with the physical stuff how does the production afford these extra costs working with a researcher in a wheelchair doesn't actually cost the
Video examples
The Best Dogs of BBC...
doesn't mean anything until they've successfully reared their first letter oh gosh no pressure fortunately for Aladdin and feather the rest of the group will be there to lend a helping hand the other adult females
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
lending the character many of his signature characteristics. And since then, Dracula has risen again in countless adaptations, finding eternal life far beyond the humble pages of his birth.
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Up you come. You can do it You can do it. Wendy lends a helping trunk. A bit of help. Or is that a hindrance? No that’s help. In times of real need, the nannies are still there for her.
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
taking the hard way out of the water all up you come you can do it you can do it Wendy lends a helping trunk to help I was that hindrance no that's help in
Video examples
The Mummy's Curse PIPE Lost...
Maria has spotted the fresh tracks of a snake in the sand, and it could still be hiding somewhere in the tomb. John joins them to lend some support.
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Quote examples
Nick Cannon
American Musician
Hunger is a deep concern of mine, and I feel that no one should go without food in this world as long as there are caring people to lend a hand. I've had to struggle in my past and I know what it's like to go without, so I try to do as much as I can to help bring awareness to an issue that hits very close to home for me.
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John Waters
Director
I think I'm probably the only person that, when the parents lent me money to make the movie, they wished I had not paid them back. They could have said 'No,' and it would have ended, and I would have gotten a real job.
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Jaclyn Smith
American Actress
I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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Hannah Murray
English Actress
I never, never lend any of my own clothes for parts any more because you lose your clothes; they become the characters' clothes, and you can never wear them again.
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Fabio Cannavaro
Italian Athlete
The national team has always lent its image to help Italy's problems over the years... The national team is more about uniting than dividing.
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Frances Hesselbein
American Businessman
Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which best lends itself to the creation of nature-defying illusions.
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Gene Wilder
American Actor
I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character.
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Kurt Loder
American Journalist
Some of the most important stories don't lend themselves to television treatment.
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Aeschylus
Greek Poet
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.
Quote examples
Nick Cannon
American Musician
Hunger is a deep concern of mine, and I feel that no one should go without food in this world as long as there are caring people to lend a hand. I've had to struggle in my past and I know what it's like to go without, so I try to do as much as I can to help bring awareness to an issue that hits very close to home for me.
Quote examples
John Waters
Director
I think I'm probably the only person that, when the parents lent me money to make the movie, they wished I had not paid them back. They could have said 'No,' and it would have ended, and I would have gotten a real job.
Quote examples
Jaclyn Smith
American Actress
I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
Quote examples
Hannah Murray
English Actress
I never, never lend any of my own clothes for parts any more because you lose your clothes; they become the characters' clothes, and you can never wear them again.
Quote examples
Fabio Cannavaro
Italian Athlete
The national team has always lent its image to help Italy's problems over the years... The national team is more about uniting than dividing.
Quote examples
Frances Hesselbein
American Businessman
Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.
Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which best lends itself to the creation of nature-defying illusions.
Quote examples
Gene Wilder
American Actor
I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character.
Quote examples
Kurt Loder
American Journalist
Some of the most important stories don't lend themselves to television treatment.
Quote examples
Aeschylus
Greek Poet
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.
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