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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Of late, the price and scarcity of eggs has become a major part of the national news cycle – lending more notoriety to the egg heist.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Sharp promotes selecting toppings that lend extra flavor, texture, or color to a soup—or that offers a contrast in temperature.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
This technique lends an ethereal quality to her portraits of African women as well as her photos of giraffes crossing grassy plains in Kenya.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Kirk Franklin After making a pact on the 2022 Grammys red carpet to work together, the contemporary gospel legend sang on and/or lent direction of his eponymous Singers to multiple Vol. 4 tracks.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Sharp promotes selecting toppings that lend extra flavor, texture, or color to a soup—or that offers a contrast in temperature.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
This technique lends an ethereal quality to her portraits of African women as well as her photos of giraffes crossing grassy plains in Kenya.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Kirk Franklin After making a pact on the 2022 Grammys red carpet to work together, the contemporary gospel legend sang on and/or lent direction of his eponymous Singers to multiple Vol. 4 tracks.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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