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
He’s lent his signature urgent, momentous vocals to tracks by Massive Attack, Leftfield and Run the Jewels, and even found time to hook up with Faith No More and Mr. Bungle mastermind Mike Patton and Doseone in the supergroup Nevermen.
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Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The real-life developments have lent new gravity to the film's depiction of the papal election process—a secretive, tradition-laden event now in motion in Rome.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And certainly, there have been entries in the franchise's long history that lend ammunition to those criticisms.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
The new tint takes inspiration from its bestselling Hue Drops which is best described as a brightening serum that lends skin a sheer bronze.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
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Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The real-life developments have lent new gravity to the film's depiction of the papal election process—a secretive, tradition-laden event now in motion in Rome.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And certainly, there have been entries in the franchise's long history that lend ammunition to those criticisms.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
The new tint takes inspiration from its bestselling Hue Drops which is best described as a brightening serum that lends skin a sheer bronze.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is the Court that just last year gave us Trump v. United States, with its inflated concept of Presidential authority and extensive grant of Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Art Supplies Some libraries loan art supplies; the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort, Kentucky takes it a step further with tiny art kits.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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The family dynamics became more complicated when Matt started operating a food truck loaned by his parents.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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