| VERB | possession | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring | bestow a quality on |
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| possession | lend, loan | give temporarily | |
| stative | lend | have certain characteristics / characteristics of qualities for something |
| Sounds | leh'nd | |
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| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | bestow a quality on. | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
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| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | prestarse | |
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