to lend
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- verb
- /lɛnd/
:
prestar
- Uh, lend me five bucks just till tomorrow, okay?
- lend money
- lend a hand
- refuse to lend
And he said you shouldn't lend your plane to your neighbor.
- And he said you shouldn't lend your plane to your neighbor.
- Corbyn has, smiles and says the government will lend it to them.
- Don't borrow, don't lend, and don't expect it to end well.
- Otherwise no one is going to lend for these unproductive projects.
- And when they can't lend this out, the economy crashes.
- I mean, it's common for banks to lend out their deposits.
- bank and Bank of America and Wells Fargo, and they lend the money out.
- In history when we have wars, nobody wants to lend to anybody.
- Museums should not be allowed to lend artifacts like this.
- And after the show, there's a guy who lent me use of the building for free.
- You're qualifying that person, making sure that they're a good fit to lend to, right?
- So what Japan did was they lend it out.
- The gun I had, I lent it to someone.
Examples
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Hey, Dick, can you lend me $2 so I can heat my place?
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I'll lend you some money.
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Thank you for lending me your jacket.
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Thanks for lending me a shirt.
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So, how'd you get your dad to lend you the car?
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Why don't you lend her yours?
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Seriously, Joel... could you lend me a little something until my brother straightens out?
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Woman, lend me $5.00.
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It takes the deposits and it lends the money for projects.
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Could you please lend me a pen so I can sign this document?
Synonyms
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To give something to someone for a short time and expect it back
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
Government sends military supplies to an allied country during a war to help it
- Archaic
Sending weapons and supplies from one country to an ally during war without payment right away
How Long
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lend comes from an old English word that meant 'to give' for a short time. Like the word loan, it means you give something now and expect it back, so to lend is to let someone use something temporarily.