Word

lend, v.
(lending, lends, lent)
freq. cnt. 16

give temporarily; let have for a limited time
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3

lend loan

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s cars to the tourists
They %s the tourists their cars

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s cars to the tourists
They %s the tourists their cars

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lendable lender

antonym

borrow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

loan

semantic pointers

hypernym

give

hyponym

rent out, farm out, hire out trust advance

bestow a quality on
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

add bestow bring contribute impart lend

sample sentences

"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"