Lend (Graz)
WordNet
verb
(1) Give temporarily; let have for a limited time
"I will lend you my car"
"Loan me some money"
(2) 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"
(3) 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"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- To make a loan.
- to be be misled in a jocular or teasing manner.
- Don't listen to him. He's having a lend of you
- Don't get upset, I was just having a lend.