lend | | |
v. (possession) | 1. add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend | 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ factor | be a contributing factor.; "make things factor into a company's profitability" |
| ~ instill, transfuse | impart gradually.; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" |
| ~ tinsel | impart a cheap brightness to.; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" |
| ~ throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity. |
v. (possession) | 2. lend, loan | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ hire out, rent out, farm out | grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee.; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" |
| ~ trust | extend credit to.; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" |
| ~ advance | pay in advance.; "Can you advance me some money?" |
v. (stative) | 3. lend | 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" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
borrow | | |
v. (possession) | 1. borrow | get temporarily.; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
v. (possession) | 2. adopt, borrow, take over, take up | take up and practice as one's own. |
| ~ accept, take, have | receive willingly something given or offered.; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
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