{
    "term": "lend",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "lend",
            "heSheIt": "lends"
        },
        "pastSimple": "lent",
        "pastParticiple": "lent",
        "ingForm": "lending"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to give something to somebody or allow them to use something that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later",
            "sensetop": "lend somethinglend something to somebodylend out somethinglend out something to somebodylend somebody something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They will lend equipment free of charge.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've lent the car to a friend.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gallery has been willing to lend out works of art in the past.",
                    "contextForm": "lend out something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity lends out laptops to support learning at home.",
                    "contextForm": "lend out something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you lend me £10?",
                    "contextForm": "lend somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you lend me your car this evening?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Has he returned that book you lent him?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She very kindly lent me her bicycle."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "loan",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["kindly"],
                "verb + lend": ["be prepared to", "be ready to", "be willing to"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give money to somebody on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it",
            "sensetop": "lend somethinglend somebody somethinglend something to somebodylend (to somebody)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bank lends money at very cheap rates.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They refused to lend us the money.",
                    "contextForm": "lend somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank refused to lend the money to us.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.",
                    "contextForm": "lend (to somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are a large number of financial providers lending to businesses across the country."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "loan",
            "topics": ["Houses and homes", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["kindly"],
                "verb + lend": ["be prepared to", "be ready to", "be willing to"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give a particular quality to a person or a situation",
            "sensetop": "lend something (to somebody/something)lend somebody/something sth",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something (to somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.",
                    "contextForm": "lend somebody/something sth"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to give or provide help, support, etc.",
            "sensetop": "lend something (to somebody/something)lend somebody/something sth",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.",
                    "contextForm": "lend something (to somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He came along to lend me moral support.",
                    "contextForm": "lend somebody/something sth"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to help somebody",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make something seem true or likely",
            "labels": "(British English, formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to help somebody with something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I went over to see if I could lend a hand."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to let it be known in public that you support or agree with something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to have a place named after you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make something seem more likely to be true or real",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This latest evidence lends support to her theory."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lend/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lend__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lendz/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lends__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lent/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lent__gb_4.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lend/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lend__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lendz/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lends__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lent/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lent__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "le/lend/lending__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send."
}