lend

/lend/ verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/)

Translation

GIVE OBJECT [+ two objects] › to give something to someone for a period of time, expecting that they will then give it back to you

ödünç/borç vermek

She lent me her car for the weekend. I do have a bike but I've lent it to Sara.1408794

GIVE MONEY [I, T] › If a bank lends money, it gives money to someone who then pays the money back in small amounts over a period.

kredi vermek

The bank refused to lend us money for another mortgage.1408794

lend itself to sth phrasal verb formal

› to be suitable for a particular purpose

uygun düşmek, elverişli olmak, yaramak, müsait olmak

The old system doesn't lend itself to mass production.1890

lend sth to sb/sth phrasal verb formal

› to add a quality to something or someone

değer katmak, vermek

We will continue to lend support to our allies.1808

(Definition of lend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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