lend

lend
lend
past tense, past participle - lent; verb
1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) låne (ut)
2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) gi, kaste et skjær over
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verb (lent - lent) \/lend\/
1) låne, låne ut
2) gi, forlene med
• the business lent aid to the project
• her presence lent dignity to the celebration
hennes tilstedeværelse kastet et skjær av verdighet over feiringen
lend a hand with something hjelpe til med noe
lend a helping hand rekke en hjelpende hånd, gi en hjelpende hånd
lend an\/one's ear to lytte til, høre på
lend at interest låne ut mot rente
lend itself to (om ting) passe for, passe til
• these knives don't lend themselves to filleting fish
disse knivene passer ikke til filetering av fisk
innby til
• it may lend itself to abuse
det kan innby til misbruk
• it lends itself to ridicule
det innbyr til latter
lend one's aid hjelpe til
lend oneself to gå med på, samtykke til nedverdige seg til, få seg til, la seg bruke til
lend one's name gi sitt navn til
lend someone a hand gi noen en hjelpende hånd, hjelpe noen
lend someone something låne noen noe
lend something to somebody låne noe bort til noen

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  • lend — vb lent, lend·ing vt 1: to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned 2: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest vi: to make a loan lend·able adj lend·er …   Law dictionary

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  • lend*/*/*/ — [lend] (past tense and past participle lent [lent] ) verb 1) [T] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later The local library will lend books for a month without charge.[/ex] She lent me her… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • lend — [lend] vt. lent, lending [< ME lenen (with unhistoric d < pt.) < OE lænan < læn, a LOAN] 1. to let another use or have (a thing) temporarily and on condition that it, or the equivalent, be returned: opposed to BORROW 2. to let out… …   English World dictionary

  • Lend — can refer to the following:*Lend, Austria, a town in the district of Zell am See in the state of Salzburg *Lend (Graz), a district of Grazee also*Loan …   Wikipedia

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