Synonyms for lend
lɛndlend

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lendverb

   Antonyms:
   borrow

2. lendverb

   Antonyms:
   borrow

3. lendverb

   Antonyms:
   borrow

4. lendverb

   Antonyms:
   borrow

5. lendverb

   Antonyms:
   borrow

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. lend

   Synonyms:
   advance, loan, grant, afford, present

   Antonyms:
   resume, retract, appropriate, retain, withhold, refuse

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bringverb

   bestow a quality on

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

   Synonyms:
   supply, tot, land, get, tote up, bring in, bring, impart, pass on, add, lead, put up, take, sum, add up, conduce, fetch, channel, tot up, sum up, work, carry, give, make for, bestow, play, loan, append, institute, tally, convey, leave, conduct, confer, kick in, add together, chip in, contribute, total, summate, wreak, transmit

   Antonyms:
   borrow

2. lend, loanverb

   give temporarily; let have for a limited time

   "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

   Synonyms:
   add, bestow, loan, impart, contribute, bring

   Antonyms:
   borrow

3. lendverb

   have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to

   "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"

   Synonyms:
   add, bestow, loan, impart, contribute, bring

   Antonyms:
   borrow

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lendverb

   Synonyms:
   loan, accommodate with

2. lendverb

   Synonyms:
   give, grant, afford, furnish, bestow, confer, impart

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lendverb

   Synonyms:
   loan

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "lend":

   provide, give, borrow, pay, render

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1. LEND

   What does LEND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LEND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Lend

   Lend vs. Loan -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lend and Loan.

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How to use lend in a sentence?

1. Kourtney Kardashian:

   This simply cannot continue and I’m pleased that Kourtney is here today to lend her voice to those supporting cosmetics reform. as a mom, you really take so much interest in the products…I remember learning from my mom's friends that [many baby products] were not healthy at all.

2. Charles Lemonides:

   'We're only going to lend money to really good credits' is a good model if you're a bank, but if you're trying to rescue businesses that are otherwise failing, it's not a very good strategy.

3. Drew Galloway:

   It certainly seems to lend itself to some aspect of public-private partnership involvement, particularly in station development.

4. Jim Kotch:

   When I started Sam Adams [in 1984], everyone thought it was a crazy idea. There were no craft breweries around, no one would lend me money, and I needed just basic nuts-and-bolts business advice.

5. Machiavelli:

   Men are so simple, and yield so much to necessity, that he who will deceive may always find him that will lend himself to be deceived.