as in to give
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lend
One was one lent more into Indian culture and one lent more into nostalgia.
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Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Judy Warren, whose loving relationship with her parents lends an element of sentiment and family values to the story, told the website Den of Geek in 2020 that she was sent off to live with her grandparents while Ed and Lorraine were conducting their work.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Mayonnaise helps to hold the tuna together and toasted sesame oil lends incomparable nuttiness.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
That background lends her work an unvarnished normalcy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Judy Warren, whose loving relationship with her parents lends an element of sentiment and family values to the story, told the website Den of Geek in 2020 that she was sent off to live with her grandparents while Ed and Lorraine were conducting their work.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Mayonnaise helps to hold the tuna together and toasted sesame oil lends incomparable nuttiness.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
That background lends her work an unvarnished normalcy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Since applicants go through the renewal process every two years, immigration experts say that those with active status have already been screened by the government and given protection from deportation.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The app gives owners the option to connect with the owners of their canine's relative, to exchange information about their pets or schedule a playdate.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Given Galton is injured too, Melvine Malard or Bizet will likely play on the left leaving a lack of cover on the right as Geyse was loaned to Gotham FC but Park, although most comfortable in the No 10 role, could play on the wing and come inside.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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