Lend Lent I Car Give Friend Borrow Support

• i've lent the car to a friend.
• can you lend me your car this evening?
• has he returned that book you lent him?
• can i borrow your pen?

lend

1. to give something to somebody or allow them to use something that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later
• synonym loan
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• I've lent the car to a friend.
• Can you lend me your car this evening?
• Has he returned that book you lent him?
• Can I borrow your pen?
• Can I borrow a pen from you?
• Here, I’ll lend you my pen.
2. to give money to somebody on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it
• synonym loan
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/loan_2
• The bank refused to lend the money to us.
• They refused to lend us the money.
3. to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
• The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
• Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
4. to give or provide help, support, etc.
• I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.
• He came along to lend me moral support.
5. to help somebody
6. to make something seem true or probable
• Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
7. to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to somebody
8. to help somebody with something
• I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
9. to let it be known in public that you support or agree with something
• I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign.
10. to have a place named after you
11. to make something seem more likely to be true or genuine
• This latest evidence lends support to her theory.

Extra Examples

• She very kindly lent me her bicycle.
• The bank was unwilling to lend him the money.
• Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.
• I’ve lent the car to a friend.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they lend
• he / she / it lends
• past simple lent
• past participle lent
• -ing form lending

Word Origin

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