lend
pronunciation
How to pronounce lend in British English:
UK [lend]
How to pronounce lend in American English:
US [lend]
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- Verb:
- bestow a quality on
- give temporarily; let have for a limited time
- have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
Word Origin
- lend
- lend: [15] Lend and loan are closely related – come in fact from the same ultimate source (which also produced English delinquent, ellipse, and relinquish). Why then does the verb have a d while the noun does not? Originally there was no d. The Old English verb ‘lend’ was lǣnan, which in Middle English became lene. But gradually during the Middle English period the past form lende came to be reinterpreted as a present form, and by the 15th century it was established as the new infinitive.=> delinquent, ellipse, loan, relinquish
- lend (v.)
- late 14c., from Old English lænan "to lend," from læn "loan" (see loan). Cognate with Dutch lenen, Old High German lehanon, German lehnen, also verbs derived from nouns. Past tense form, with terminal -d, became the principal form in Middle English on analogy of bend, send, etc.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The ecb would be forced to lend without limit .
- 2. The rich countries should therefore lend their allocations to the nations in need .
- 3. Imf : can you lend us some money ?
- 4. Most of the money these banks lend is for risky investments .
- 5. Lenders who cannot distinguish good borrowers from bad become less willing to lend to anyone .