verb
lend
LEND/lend/
To provide something for another's temporary use.
She lends her friend a book and expects it back.
Etymology
Old English lænan already meant granting temporary possession. It was related to læn, meaning “gift,” but the verb expressed giving something for a time rather than giving it away.
In context
lend them a bag of salt immediately on the contractual condition that the farmer repaid him with twice the normal volume of grain at the autumn harvest
More examples
- Can you lend me your charger for an hour?
- My brother lent me twenty dollars until payday.
- The library lends tools as well as books.
Forms
lend · lends · lent · lending
lender noun — Someone who provides money or property temporarily.