lendto grant the use of something that will be returned; to make a loan: I agreed to lend him the money.; to help: lend a handNot to be confused with:loan ? the act of lending: the loan of a book; money lent: The bank granted the loan. [Some contend that lend is a verb and loan is a noun. However, loan as a verb meaning to lend has been used in English for nearly eight hundred years. Loan is most common in financial contexts.]Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreelend (l?nd)v. lent (l?nt), lend·ing, lends v.tr.1. a. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.b. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.2. To make available for another’s use: The neighbors lent us help after the storm.3. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.v.intr. To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.Idioms: lend a hand To be of assistance. lend (itself) to To accommodate or offer itself to; be suitable for: “The presidency does not lend itself to on the job training” (Joe Biden).[Middle English lenden, alteration of lenen (on the model of such verbs as senden, to send, whose past participle sent rhymed with lent, past participle of lenen), from Old English l?nan; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.]lend?er n.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.lend (l?nd) vb, lends, lending or lent (l?nt) 1. (tr) to permit the use of (something) with the expectation of return of the same or an equivalent2. to provide (money) temporarily, often at interest3. (Banking & Finance) (intr) to provide loans, esp as a profession4. (tr) to impart or contribute (something, esp some abstract quality): her presence lent beauty. 5. (tr) to provide, esp in order to assist or support: he lent his skill to the company. 6. lend an ear to listen7. lend itself to possess the right characteristics or qualities for: the novel lends itself to serialization. 8. lend oneself to give support, cooperation, etc[C15 lende (originally the past tense), from Old English l?nan, from l?n loan1; related to Icelandic l?na, Old High German l?han?n] ?lender nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014lend (l?nd) v. lent, lend?ing. v.t. 1. to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. 2. to give (money) on condition that it is returned and that interest is paid for its temporary use. 3. (of a library) to allow the use of (books and other materials) outside library premises for a specified period. 4. to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully: to lend one’s support to a cause. 5. to adapt (itself or oneself) to something; be suitable for: The building lends itself to inexpensive remodeling. 6. to furnish or impart: Distance lends enchantment to the view. v.i. 7. to make a loan. Idioms: lend a hand, to give help; aid. [before 900; Middle English, variant (orig. past tense) of lenen, Old English l?nan (c. Old Frisian l?na, Old High German l?han?n), derivative of l?n loan; see loan] lend?a?ble, adj. lend?er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.borrow – lendIf you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you use it for a period of time and then return it.If you lend something you own to someone else, you allow them to have it or use it for a period of time. The past tense form and -ed participle of lend is lent.Be Careful!You don’t normally talk about borrowing or lending things that can’t move. Don’t say, for example, ‘Can I borrow your garage next week?’ You say ‘Can I use your garage next week?’Similarly, you don’t usually say ‘He lent me his office while he was on holiday’. You say ‘He let me use his office while he was on holiday’.