lend

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lend
(pt & pp lent [lent])
[lend]
verbo transitivo
1prestar (money, book, pen); proporcionar, prestar (dignity, support, credibility)(to a)
  • to lend somebody a (helping) hand -> echar una mano a alguien
  • to lend an ear or one's ear to… -> escuchar de buena gana a…
  • her work doesn't lend itself to dramatization -> su obra no se presta a la dramatización

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lend [lend][lend]
1Prestar, dar alguna cosa con la obligación de que sea restituída.
2Dar, conceder.
  • To lend aid -> dar ayuda o auxilio
  • To lend a hand (to) -> dar o echar una mano, ayudar
  • To lend out -> prestar
va.

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lend [lend] lent (past)
verb:transitive
1 (as favour) prestar; dejar
I make it a rule never to lend books or money I make it a rule never to lend money
to lend sb sth lend sth to sb prestar algo a algn; dejar algo a algn
You know, that book you lent me is really bizarre could you lend me a pen, please? Steve offered to lend her his typewriter Frank's lending me his car Harry offered to lend me his car ...information about local toy libraries that lend toys to babies and young children be cautious about lending money to friends I had to lend him ten pounds can you lend me a hundred pounds?
2 (Economics) [+bank, building society] prestar
the bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money to lend sb money to lend money [to] sb no one was willing to lend the company more money credit unions can lend money [at] very low rates of interest It will have resources equivalent to 7500 million pounds which will be lent at market rates to countries in central and eastern Europe
3 (give)
to lend credibility to sth conceder credibilidad a algo
5ew research is lending credibility to this belief Two factors lend credence to its being the most plausible site of Camelot to lend an ear (to sth/sb) They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can Please lend an ear for a moment or two They're trying to get more and more people to lend an ear to the message to lend a hand (with sth) I was glad to lend a hand Even visitors would be roped in for potato picking and harvesting. Everyone lent a hand Her husband usually lends a hand with the washing-up I was hoping you'd lend a hand can I lend you a hand (with the supper)? can you lend me a hand with the supper? to lend one's name to sth Famous personalities were willing to lend their names to the enterprise. They refused to lend their support to the North
ear hand name weight
4 (reflexive)
the system does not lend itself to rapid reform el sistema no se presta a una reforma rápida; he refused to lend himself to their scheming se negó a colaborar en sus intrigas; no quiso prestarse a sus intrigas
problems which do not lend themselves to simple solutions a climate that lends [itself] to permissive behavior a social structure that lends itself to secrecy and manipulation Certain songs seem to lend themselves to her distinctive approach it does not lend itself to being filmed His work really lends itself to [being] set to music
verb:intransitive
(Economics) prestar dinero
banks are too willing to lend financial de-regulation that led to institutions being more willing to lend to lend [at] 10% the [banks] are lending to the big landowners at much lower rates

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Verb Conjugation for "lend"

Imperative
  • lend
  • you lend
  • he/she lends
  • we lend
  • you lend
  • they lend
Preterite
  • I lent
  • you lent
  • he/she lent
  • we lent
  • you lent
  • they lent
Present Continuous
  • I am lending
  • you are lending
  • he/she is lending
  • we are lending
  • you are lending
  • they are lending
Present Perfect
  • I have lent
  • you have lent
  • he/she has lent
  • we have lent
  • you have lent
  • they have lent
Past Continuous
  • I was lending
  • you were lending
  • he/she was lending
  • we were lending
  • you were lending
  • they were lending
Past Perfect
  • I had lent
  • you had lent
  • he/she had lent
  • we had lent
  • you had lent
  • they had lent
Future
  • I will lend
  • you will lend
  • he/she will lend
  • we will lend
  • you will lend
  • they will lend
Future Perfect
  • I will have lent
  • you will have lent
  • he/she will have lent
  • we will have lent
  • you will have lent
  • they will have lent
Future Continuous
  • I will be lending
  • you will be lending
  • he/she will be lending
  • we will be lending
  • you will be lending
  • they will be lending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been lending
  • you have been lending
  • he/she has been lending
  • we have been lending
  • you have been lending
  • they have been lending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been lending
  • you will have been lending
  • he/she will have been lending
  • we will have been lending
  • you will have been lending
  • they will have been lending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been lending
  • you had been lending
  • he/she had been lending
  • we had been lending
  • you had been lending
  • they had been lending
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