verb

1. To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

   “I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day.”

2. To make a loan.

3. To be suitable or applicable, to fit.

   “Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.”

Synonyms: borrow

noun

1. The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.

adjective

1. That lends.

   “a lending library”