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Definitions of lend

1. of a quality, as in; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. 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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

3. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" Wordnet Dictionary DB

4. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Wordnet Dictionary DB

5. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food. Webster Dictionary DB

6. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence. Webster Dictionary DB

7. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig. Webster Dictionary DB

8. Lent. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

9. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; - opposed to borrow. Webster Dictionary DB

10. To grant to another for use for a time; to afford; as, to lend aid; to devote; as, to lend oneself to a scheme. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

11. To make a loan. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

12. Lender. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

13. Lending. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

14. To give for a short time something to be returned: to afford or grant, in general: to let for hire:-pr.p. lending; pa.t. and pa.p. lent. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

15. To grant on condition of return; to grant. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

16. To grant the temporary use of; furnish; afford. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

17. To grant for temporary use; to grant on condition that the thing or its equivalent be returned; to grant or accord; to do; to let for hire. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

18. To grant to another for a temporary use; to grant or furnish in general. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

19. To part with a thing of value to another for a time fixed or indefinite, yet to have some time In ending, to be used or enjoyed by that other, the thing Itself or the equivalent of it to be given back at the time fixed, or when lawfully asked for, with or without compensation for the use as may be agreed upon. Kent v. Quicksilver Min. Co., 78 N. Y. 177. thelawdictionary.org

20. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow. mso.anu.edu.au

21. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; opposed to borrow. dictgcide_fs

22. lend, v.t. to give for a short time something to be returned: to afford, grant, or furnish, in general: to let for hire.--v.i. to make a loan:--pr.p lend'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. lent.--ns. LEND'ER; LEND'ING, the act of giving in loan: (Shak.) that which is lent or supplied. [A.S. l['æ]nan--l['æ]n, lán, a loan.] gutenberg.org/ebooks/37683

23. (lent). Grant (person) use of (thing) on understanding that it or its equivalent shall be returned; let out (money) at interest, (books &c.; so lending-library) for hire; bestow, contribute, (something of temporary service or effect, as enchantment, aid, dignity; l. ear, an ear, one\'s ears, listen; l. a hand or helping hand, help; archaic, l. person a box on the ear); accommodate oneself to some policy or purpose (thing lends itself to, is serviceable for). Hence lendable a., lender, lending (1, 4), nn. [old English] Concise Oxford Dictionary