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verb

Lend v. t. (past & past part. lent; pres. part. lending)

1.

To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; opposed to borrow. "Give me that ring. I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power To give it from me."

2.

To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food. "Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase."

3.

To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence. "Cato, lend me for a while thy patience." "Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and largeness to his compositions."

4.

To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig. Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States, except with reference to money.

To lend a hand, to give assistance; to help. (Colloq.)

To lend one's ears or To lend an ear, to give attention.

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"Lend" Quotes from Famous Books

... room for a friend Who has money to spend, And a goblet of gold For your fingers to hold, At the wave of whose hand Leap the salmon to land, Drop the birds of the air, Fall the stag and the hare. Who has room for a friend Who has money to lend? We have ...

— The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems • Dora Sigerson

... up to square away the yards and make sail. In a moment, the news ran through the ship that the captain was keeping her off, with her nose straight for Boston, and Cape Horn over her taffrail. It was a moment of enthusiasm. Every one was on the alert, and even the two sick men turned out to lend a hand at the halyards. The wind was now due south-west, and blowing a gale to which a vessel close hauled could have shown no more than a single close-reefed sail; but as we were going before it, we ...

— Two Years Before the Mast • Richard Henry Dana

... was intended that he should return from Buenos Ayres, after certain arrangements had been made for which he would lend his assistance." ...

— Hurricane Island • H. B. Marriott Watson

... take decisive stand, the usual compromise was made. Although no member of the administration was sent officially to recognize these unofficial ambassadors, a long suffering officer of the navy, with his wife and one or two other ladies, were despatched quasi-officially to lend color ...

— The Purchase Price • Emerson Hough

... says," continued Mother. "She has some new books she is going to lend me. You must read them to me. And aren't those roses wonderful? She picked them, herself, in their conservatory. I told her how ...

— The Rise of Roscoe Paine • Joseph C. Lincoln

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