English to English
lend
(l/E/nd
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verb (v)
- bestow a quality on(verb.possession)Example:
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
source: wordnet30 - have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to(verb.stative)Example:
This story would lend itself well to serialization on television.
The current system lends itself to great abuse.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913