lends


lend

L0117100 (lĕnd)v. lent (lĕnt), lend·ing, lends v.tr.1. a. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.b. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.2. To make available for another's use: The neighbors lent us help after the storm.3. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.v.intr. To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.Idioms: lend a hand To be of assistance. lend (itself) to To accommodate or offer itself to; be suitable for: "The presidency does not lend itself to on the job training" (Joe Biden).
[Middle English lenden, alteration of lenen (on the model of such verbs as senden, to send, whose past participle sent rhymed with lent, past participle of lenen), from Old English lǣnan; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.]
lend′er n.