VERB | possession | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring | bestow a quality on |
---|---|---|---|
possession | lend, loan | give temporarily | |
stative | lend | have certain characteristics / characteristics of qualities for something |
Sounds | leh'nd | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... |
Meaning | bestow a quality on. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company" | |
Synonyms | impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring | |
Narrower | factor | Be a contributing factor |
instill, transfuse | Impart gradually | |
throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity | |
tinsel | Impart a cheap brightness to | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | aportar, conceder, contribuir, otorgar, propiciar | |
Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar |
Meaning | Give temporarily; let have for a limited time. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They lend cars to the tourists; They lend the tourists their cars | |
Example | "I will lend you my car" | |
Synonym | loan | |
Narrower | advance | pay in advance |
hire out, rent out, farm out | grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee | |
trust | Extend credit / credit to | |
Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
Opposite | borrow | Get temporarily |
Spanish | dejar, prestar | |
Catalan | deixar, prestar | |
Adjectives | lendable | available for lending |
Nouns | lender | someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters |
Meaning | Have certain characteristics / characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Examples |
| |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | prestarse |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact