Lend

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.
  • v. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.
  • v. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.
  • v. To accommodate or offer (itself) to; be suitable for: The Bible lends itself to various interpretations.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.
  • idiom. lend a hand To be of assistance.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The lumbar region; loin.
  • n. (of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
  • v. to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
  • v. to make a loan
  • v. to be suitable or applicable, to fit
  • v. to borrow
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; ; -- opposed to borrow.
  • v. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind.
  • v. To afford; to grant or furnish in general
  • v. To let for hire or compensation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a general sense, to give; grant.
  • To give the use of without compensation; grant or give (anything) in expectation of a return of the same, or of the like in equal quantity or amount: as, to lend a book, a loaf of bread, or a sum of money.
  • To give the use of for a consideration; let or grant for hire; yield up on condition of return of the same or an equivalent, and payment for its use: as, to lend money on interest.
  • To give for a particular occasion or purpose; grant or yield temporarily or specifically; afford; accommodate (with or to): as, to lend one's ear to an appeal; to lend assistance: often used reflexively: as, to lend one's self to a project.
  • To furnish, impart, or communicate; confer; add: as, “distance lends enchantment to the view.”
  • To make a loan or loans.
  • n. A loan: as, will you give me the lend of your spade?
  • To land; arrive; dwell; stay; remain.
  • n. A Middle English form of land.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time
  • v. bestow a quality on
  • v. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
    • Equivalent
    to lend an ear   
    Antonym
    borrow   
    Verb Form
    lended    lending    lends    lent   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be   
    Cross Reference
    give    furnish    to lend a hand   
    Variant
    lent   
    Form
    lend to believe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    afford   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend    amend    append    apprehend    ascend    attend   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    borrow    lender    mortgage    investment    operate    finance    brokerage    spend    equity    subprime   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.