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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While the laptop isn't visually striking, the rounded corners lend it a friendly look, and the Ice Blue lid breaks up the monotony.
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PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Coleus’s seemingly infinite genetic expressions can inspire a gardener planting a container or an entire bed, lending color nonstop through a stretch of frost-free months.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The actress lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015 as Candace — who she is set to reprise on the summer 2025 reboot season — and has voiced other characters on Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, American Dad! and Ginger Snaps.
—Emma Kershaw, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
His stature as head of the world's largest asset manager lends weight to the conversation, and his emphasis on supplementing (not replacing) Social Security could make the concept more palatable to some.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Coleus’s seemingly infinite genetic expressions can inspire a gardener planting a container or an entire bed, lending color nonstop through a stretch of frost-free months.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The actress lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015 as Candace — who she is set to reprise on the summer 2025 reboot season — and has voiced other characters on Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, American Dad! and Ginger Snaps.
—Emma Kershaw, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
His stature as head of the world's largest asset manager lends weight to the conversation, and his emphasis on supplementing (not replacing) Social Security could make the concept more palatable to some.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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