lend (/lend/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /lend/
Meaning
Meaning: give temporarily
To give something to someone for a time, expecting to get it back.
Examples
🗣 I can lend you this book, but please return it to me by the end of next week.
Etymology
From Old English ‘lǣnan’ (to lend), related to ‘loan’.
How & Where It’s Used
Opposite direction of ‘borrow’; you lend to someone.
Tags: money, social