lend
noun
1. (anatomy, Britain dialectal) The lumbar region; loin.
2. (Britain dialectal, of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
verb
1. bestow a quality on
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
Similar word(s): add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart
Definition categories: possession, alter, change, modify
2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time
- I will lend you my car
Similar word(s): loan
Definition categories: possession, give
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
Definition categories: stative, be
Sentences with lend as a verb:
- I will only lend you my car if you fill up the tank.
- Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
- The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation.
- Can you lend me some assistance?