Lend meaning

What does “lend” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“lend” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: bestow a quality on.

lend

bestow a quality on
“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
“The music added a lot to the play”
Synonymsimpart bestow contribute add bring
give temporarily; let have for a limited time
“I will lend you my car”
“loan me some money”
Synonymsloan
Oppositesborrow
have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
“This story would lend itself well to serialization on television”
“The current system lends itself to great abuse”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University