lentgranted the use of something for a period of time: lent a book; allowed the use of money at interestNot to be confused with:Lent ? the period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, devoted to fasting and penitencelint ? fabric with a raised nap, used for dressing wounds; fluff; minute shreds of yarnLentthe period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, devoted to fasting and penitenceNot to be confused with:lent ? granted the use of something for a period of time: lent a book; allowed the use of money at interestlint ? fabric with a raised nap, used for dressing wounds; fluff; minute shreds of yarnAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeLent (l?nt)n. A 40-day period of fasting and penitence observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. In Western churches, Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday until Easter, usually excepting Sundays.[Middle English lenten, lente, spring, Lent, from Old English lencten; see del- in Indo-European roots.]lent (l?nt)v.Past tense and past participle of lend.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.lent (l?nt) vb (Banking & Finance) the past tense and past participle of lendLent (l?nt) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (modifier) falling within or associated with the season before Easter: Lent observance. 3. (Rowing) (plural) (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races[Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight)]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014lent (l?nt) v. pt. and pp. of lend. Lent (l?nt) n. (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter. [before 1000; Middle English lente(n), Old English lencten, lengten spring, Lent, literally, lengthening (of daylight hours)] -lent var. of -ulent in loanwords from Latin: pestilent. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.LentA period of spiritual discipline, fasting, and penance leading up to Easter.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited