Lent is the past tense and past participle of lend.
Lent
uncountable noun
Lent is the period of forty days before Easter, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy.
It was a favourite meal on Fridays and fast days, particularly during Lent.
lent in British English
(lɛnt)
verb
the past tense and past participle of lend
Lent in British English
(lɛnt)
noun
1. Christianity
the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness
2. (modifier)
falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance
3. (plural)
(at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
Word origin
Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight)
Lent in American English
(lɛnt)
noun
1.
the period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously inChristian churches by fasting and penitence
2.
in the Middle Ages, the period from Martinmas (November 11) to Christmas
: in full St. Martin's Lent
Word origin
ME lenten < OE lengten, the spring < Gmc *langat-tin < base of long1 + *tina-, day < IE base *dei-, to shine > L dies, day: from the lengthening of the days in the spring; akin to Ger lenz, spring
lent in American English
(lɛnt)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
lend
Examples of 'lent' in a sentence
lent
Yet it was a fact that she made him more than he was, lent him her strength to graft on to his own.
McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE (2002)
Perhaps her father's recent death lent her a sympathetic audience.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2002)
Slivers of dusk leaking in around the edges of the closed shutters lent only somber light to the room.
Terry Goodkind NAKED EMPIRE (2002)
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lent
British English: Lent /lɛnt/ NOUN
Lent is the period of forty days before Easter, during which some Christians give up something that they enjoy.
It was a favourite meal on Fridays and fast days, particularly during Lent.
When people or organizations such as banks lend you money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date , often with an extra amount as interest.
-ulent
abundant or full of
lent lily
a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers
Lent term
the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments
daffadowndilly
a daffodil
daffodil
A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a central part shaped like a tube and a long stem .
Chinese translation of 'lent'
lent
(lɛnt)
pt, pp
oflend
Lent
(lɛnt)
n(u)
大斋(齋)节(節) (Dàzhāijié)
lend
(lɛnd)
Word forms:ptpplent
vt
to lend sth to sb把某物借给(給)某人 (bǎ mǒuwù jiègěi mǒurén)
(= loan)[bank]贷(貸) (dài)
(frm)
to lend dignity to sth显(顯)示对(對)某事的尊重 (xiǎnshì duì mǒushì de zūnzhòng)
it lends itself to ... 适(適)宜于(於) ... (shìyí yú ... )