lend

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. 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 See All Example Sentences for lend

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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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