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{
"term": "lend",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "lend",
"heSheIt": "lends"
},
"pastSimple": "lent",
"pastParticiple": "lent",
"ingForm": "lending"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give something to somebody or allow them to use something that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later",
"sensetop": "lend somethinglend something to somebodylend out somethinglend out something to somebodylend somebody something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They will lend equipment free of charge.",
"contextForm": "lend something"
},
{
"text": "I've lent the car to a friend.",
"contextForm": "lend something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "The gallery has been willing to lend out works of art in the past.",
"contextForm": "lend out something"
},
{
"text": "The charity lends out laptops to support learning at home.",
"contextForm": "lend out something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "Can you lend me £10?",
"contextForm": "lend somebody something"
},
{
"text": "Can you lend me your car this evening?"
},
{
"text": "Has he returned that book you lent him?"
},
{
"text": "She very kindly lent me her bicycle."
}
],
"synonyms": "loan",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["kindly"],
"verb + lend": ["be prepared to", "be ready to", "be willing to"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to give money to somebody on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it",
"sensetop": "lend somethinglend somebody somethinglend something to somebodylend (to somebody)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bank lends money at very cheap rates.",
"contextForm": "lend something"
},
{
"text": "They refused to lend us the money.",
"contextForm": "lend somebody something"
},
{
"text": "The bank refused to lend the money to us.",
"contextForm": "lend something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.",
"contextForm": "lend (to somebody)"
},
{
"text": "There are a large number of financial providers lending to businesses across the country."
}
],
"synonyms": "loan",
"topics": ["Houses and homes", "Money"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["kindly"],
"verb + lend": ["be prepared to", "be ready to", "be willing to"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to give a particular quality to a person or a situation",
"sensetop": "lend something (to somebody/something)lend somebody/something sth",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.",
"contextForm": "lend something (to somebody/something)"
},
{
"text": "Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.",
"contextForm": "lend somebody/something sth"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to give or provide help, support, etc.",
"sensetop": "lend something (to somebody/something)lend somebody/something sth",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.",
"contextForm": "lend something (to somebody/something)"
},
{
"text": "He came along to lend me moral support.",
"contextForm": "lend somebody/something sth"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to help somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make something seem true or likely",
"labels": "(British English, formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to help somebody with something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I went over to see if I could lend a hand."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to let it be known in public that you support or agree with something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to have a place named after you",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make something seem more likely to be true or real",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This latest evidence lends support to her theory."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lend/",
"audio": "le/lend/lend__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lendz/",
"audio": "le/lend/lends__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lent/",
"audio": "le/lend/lent__gb_4.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlendɪŋ/",
"audio": "le/lend/lending__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lend/",
"audio": "le/lend/lend__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lendz/",
"audio": "le/lend/lends__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lent/",
"audio": "le/lend/lent__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlendɪŋ/",
"audio": "le/lend/lending__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send."
}