Lend

Verb

 * 1)  to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned
 * 2)  to make a loan
 * 3)  to be misled in a jocular or teasing manner
 * Don't listen to him. He's having a lend of you
 * Don't get upset, I was just having a lend.
 * 1)  to be suitable or applicable, to fit
 * Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
 * The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation.
 * 1)  to borrow

Antonyms

 * borrow

Derived terms

 * lend to believe

Adverbs for Lend
grudgingly;  conveniently;   conditionally; gracefully; innocently; legitimately; unscrupulously; willingly; gratuitously.

Thesaurus
accommodate, accommodate with, add, advance, allow, bestow, borrow, confer, contribute, discount, discount notes, fit, float a loan, furnish, give, impart, lease-lend, lend-lease, loan, loan-shark, negotiate a loan, oblige, shave, suit

Etymology
From lænan.

Translations

 * Arabic: أعار
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 借出, ,
 * Czech: půjčit perf., půjčovat impf.
 * Danish: låne (ud)
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: prunti
 * Finnish: lainata, antaa lainaksi
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: meminjamkan
 * Interlingua: prestar


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 貸す (かす, kasu)
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, одолжить,  ссужать
 * Slovak: pozičať
 * Slovene: posoditi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: låna, låna ut
 * Turkish: borç vermek, iğreti vermek, ödünç vermek
 * Zazaki:

Noun

 * 1) flight