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lend

verb

1 I'll lend you my towel:

loan, give someone the loan of, let someone use, let someone have the use of;

advance;

British, informal sub.

▷antonyms borrow; withhold.

2 these examples lend weight to his assertions:

add, impart, give, bestow, confer, provide, grant, supply, furnish, accord, offer, contribute, afford, bring, donate.

▷antonyms detract.

□ lend an ear

listen, keep one's ears open, prick up one's ears;

pay attention, take notice, be attentive, attend, concentrate, heed, pay heed, give ear, give one's undivided attention;

informal be all ears, pin back one's ears;

archaic hearken.

□ lend a hand

an agricultural student who had come to lend a hand with the harvest:

help, help out, give a helping hand, assist, give assistance, aid, make a contribution, do someone a favor, take part, do one's bit;

cooperate;

informal pitch in, muck in, get stuck in, get involved.

□ lend itself to

the landscape does not lend itself to long-distance walking or riding:

be suitable for, be suited to, be appropriate for, be adaptable to, have the right characteristics for, be applicable for, be easily used for, be readily used for, be serviceable for.