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Lend

Definitions: Lend

Lend

Verb

1. Of a quality, as in: "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".

2. Give temporarily; let have for a limited time.

3. Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open to: "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; be vulnerable to: "The current system lends itself to great abuse".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lend" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definitions: Lend

DomainDefinitions

Finance

To grant the temporary use of something with the understanding. (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: Lend, Loan. "Will you lend me your book," is better than "Will you loan me your book." Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Lend

Synonyms: add (v), bestow (v), bring (v), contribute (v), impart (v), loan (v). (additional references)
Antonym: borrow (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Lend

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Action

Be an actor; take a part in, act a part in, play a part in, perform a part in; participate in; have a hand in, have a finger in the pie; have to do with; be a party to, be a participator in; bear a hand, lend a hand; pull an oar, run in a race; mix oneself up with; (meddle).

Aid

Verb: aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid; come to the aid; n. of; contribute, subscribe to; bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid; Noun: give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand; give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn; take by the hand, take in tow;help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to.

Second, stand by; back, back up; pay the piper, abet; work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for; take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of; advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service; squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize; lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to; smile upon, shine upon; favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of; side with; (cooperate).

Assent

Verb: assent; give assent, yield assent, nod assent; acquiesce; agree; receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with; be at one with; Adjective: go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with; echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion; vote, give one's voice for; recognize; subscribe to, conform to, defer to; say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to.

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Cooperation

Be a party to, lend oneself to; chip in; participate; have a hand in, have a finger in the pie; take part in, bear part in; second; (aid); take the part of, play the game of; espouse a cause, espouse a quarrel.

Dissuasion

Verb: pretend, plead, allege; shelter oneself under the plea of; excuse; (vindicate); lend a color to; furnish a handle; Noun: make a pretext of, make a handle of; use as a plea; Noun: take one's stand upon, make capital out of, pretend; (lie).

Lending

Verb: lend, advance, accommodate with; lend on security; loan; pawn; (security).

Probability

Verb: be probable; Adjective: give color to, lend color to; point to; imply; (evidence); bid fair; (promise); stand fair for; stand a good chance, run a good chance.

Security

Let, sett; grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease; hold in pledge; lend on security.

Support

Give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations; bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed.

Vindication

Verb: justify, warrant; be an excuse; n.for; lend a color, furnish a handle; vindicate; exculpate, disculpate; acquit; clear, set right, exonerate, whitewash; clear the skirts of.

Willingness

Verb: be willing; Adjective: incline, lean to, mind, propend; had as lief; lend a willing ear, give a willing ear, turn a willing ear; have a half a mind to, have a great mind to; hold to, cling to; desire.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Lend

English words defined with "lend": aproposcredit crunchdignifyennobleFenerate, flavor, flavourincidentallylend oneself, Lene, liquidity crisismilitarise, militarize, Mont de pietePrestrusticateseason, security, suretyTo lend a handundergird. (references)
Specialty definitions using "lend": AcquaintanceBorrowed days of MarchCalled, Commodity Credit CorporationDROP COVES, Dun in the MireFarm Operating Loans, Farm ownership loans, federal fundsGospel according to ..., Gramophone, GULLGROPERSHeadIMPOST TAKERSLend, Lend a Hand, Lending, Loan, loans in processPatelin, POKE, preferential wettingQUIDS, Quinineredliningscrap, Selling Rate, standby commitment, stress technicia, STRESS TEST TECHNICIANUmbrellaWing, Wings. (references)
Etymologies containing "lend": AnatocismFenerate. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Lend" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Estonian (flight), Norwegian (loin).

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Modern Usage: Lend

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Murray, lend me twenty dollars or I'll call your wife and tell her you're in Central Park wearing a dress. (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon)

Friends, rodents, quadrupeds, lend me your rears! (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; writing credit: Steve Oedekerk)

If those two don't kill each other, I might lend a hand. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

Hello? Ah, Mr. Victim, yes, I'm glad to say I've got the go-ahead to lend you the money you require, yes. Uh, we will, of course, need as security the deeds to your house, of your aunt's house, of your second cousin's house, of your wife's parents' house, and of your granny's bungalow -- and we will, in addition, need a controlling interest in your new company, uh, unrestricted access to your private bank account, the deposit into our vaults of your three children as hostages, and a full legal indemnity against any acts of embezzlement carried out by any members of our staff during the normal course of their duties. (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman)

Yes, yes, but we can't lend you any money. (The Cuckoos; writing credit: Guy Bolton; Bert Kalmar)

Lyrics

Please get out of the new one if you can't lend a hand ("The Times They Are A-Changin'"; performing artist: Bob Dylan)

All I needed was a friend to lend a helping hand ("Maggie May"; performing artist: Rod Stewart)

And so we all must lend a helping hand ("We Are the World"; performing artist: USA for Africa)

Clever

People are much more willing to lend you books than bookcases. (references; author: Mark Twain)

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it. (references; author: Bob Hope)

If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again; it was probably worth it. (references; author: unknown)

Trust is like money: You spend it, you save it, you lend it, and sometimes you get robbed. (references; author: unknown)

Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Lend Lease (1944)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Lend

DomainTitle

References

  • Lend Lease Corporation Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Finding a Common Interest : The Story of Dick Dusseldorp and Lend Lease (reference)

  • LEND LEASE CORP. LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

  • Lend Me an Ear: The Temperament, Selection, and Training of the Hearing Dog (reference)

  • Lend Me Your Ear: Rhetorical Constructions of Deafness (reference)

  • Lend the Eye a Terrible Aspect: A Collection of Essays and Fiction (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Lend

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Brooks Range visible miles away over the flat Arctic plain Such views lend credence to the flat earth theory Just kidding!.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The Hardwick victory store is back in operation and scenes like this are again being witnessed daily. This picture shows a typical transaction of business: Raymond Duby, in buggy, buying a commode. George Slayton and Guy Larrabee lend a hand loading the f.Credit: Library of Congress.

Melbourne, Australia. Beaufort torpedo bomber rear fuselage and tail sub-assembly plant. Assembling rear fuselages. A high percentage of the jigs and tools were imported under the lend lease arrangement.Credit: Library of Congress.

The Hardwick Victory Store is back in operation and scenes like this are again being witnessed daily. This picture shows a typical transaction of business: Raymond Duby, in buggy, buying a commode. George Slayton and Guy Larabee lend a hand loading the fu.Credit: Library of Congress.

"Sub spotted--let 'em have it!" Lend a hand--Enlist in your Navy today / McClelland Barclay, USNR.Credit: Library of Congress.

Lend as they fight - Save for the fourth Liberty Loan.Credit: Library of Congress.

Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Music makes for morale--A singing army is a fighting army / / W.G.S.Credit: Library of Congress.

Lend - the way they fight--Buy Liberty bonds to your utmost / Lutz & Sheinkman Litho., New York.Credit: Library of Congress.

He fought to a finish - You lend to the finish Victory Liberty Loan.Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Lend

AuthorQuotation

Edward Everett Hale

Look up, and not down; Out and not in; Forward and not back; And lend a hand.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, ''If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?

Rudyard Kipling

Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbors.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Lend

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Lend your (r)oche, Montparnasse, do you hear those (r)criblements in the (r)college?

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Rise, and lend thine ear.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

The Captain had often entreated me to strip myself of my savage dress, and offered to lend me the best suit of clothes he had.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I told them that I drank at the pond, and pointed thither, offering to lend them a dipper.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Lend

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Once people know they can talk with you honestly, they may be more willing and able to open up and lend their support. (references)

These facts lend urgency to the effort to provide rational care for those seeking relief from effects of this condition. (references)

These findings lend support to the concept that improving locoregional tumor control rates in breast cancer can lead to an improvement in survival rates. (references)

Business

They have a total of USD147 million to lend for these projects. (references)

French banks will generally lend 70 percent of the acquisition fee of a franchise outlet. (references)

Johnson & Johnson would simply lend the instruments for as long as the end-user buys reagents, but this practice is beginning to generate strong opposition. (references)

Economic History

Poland

Banks can and do lend to foreign and domestic companies. (references)

Venezuela

Banks cannot lend more than 10 percent of their assets to any one borrower. (references)

Thailand

A prime example is the national AMC, which the government expects will spur banks to lend more. (references)

Human Rights

Latvia

All defendants have the right to hire an attorney, and the State will lend funds to indigent defendants for this purpose. (references)

Political Economy

BELGIUM

Further privatization of Belgacom may enhance the increasingly competitive environment and lend more independence to the regulator. (references)

Trade

India

These banks finance trade and lend to large business groups. (references)

Worker Rights

India

NGO's claim that without advance notice of police raids on brothels, they are not able to lend valuable assistance in identifying and interviewing underage victims. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Lend

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837To any just system, therefore, calculated to strengthen this natural safeguard of the country I shall cheerfully lend all the aid in my power.

James Buchanan

1857-1861I forbear for the present from expressing an opinion as to the wisest and most economical mode in which the Government can lend its aid in accomplishing this great and necessary work.

George Bush

1989-1993We've got to step forward when there's trouble, lend a hand, be what I call a point of light to a stranger in need.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Lend

"Lend" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 74.86% of the time. "Lend" is used about 1,212 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)74.86%9077,899
Lexical Verb (base form)22.84%27717,585
Noun (singular)1.73%2176,261
Noun (proper)0.58%7133,076
                    Total100.00%1,212N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Lend

CountryName
Australia

Lend Lease Corporation Limited

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Lend

Expressions using "lend": lend a back to lend a back to smb. lend a hand lend a handle to calumny lend a helping hand lend an ear lend an ear to lend assistance lend at interest lend countenance to lend help to lend itself to lend money to smb. lend on lend on security lend one's ear lend oneself lend oneself to lend out lend smb. a hand lend smb. money lend wings lend wings to To lend To lend a hand to lend an ear to lend one's ears. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "lend": lend-lease, lend-lease agreement.

Ending with "lend": lease-lend, on-lend.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lend

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

money to lend

176

people who lend money

4

lend

91

lease lend rosen

4

lend lease

89

lend a paw

4

bovis lease lend

75

lend me your ear

3

lend end.com

68

groot lend

3

lend lease act

41

2 lease lend war world

3

lend america

31

corp lease lend

3

lend and me and a and tenor

19

bovis inc lease lend

3

lend a hand

12

hand lend operation

3

actus lease lend

11

lend m

2

lend usa

11

lend script tenor

2

lend lease real estate

10

company fast find lend loan money

2

lease lend morgan stanley

10

bovis lend

2

lend lease real estate investment

8

bad credit lend money

2

countryman ear friend lend roman

8

hand lend rotary

2

boat lend

6

lease lend rei

2

lend lease program

5

lend x

2

lend lease corporation

5

child edgar guest he i lend little ll mine said time

2

vertical lend

5

2 act lease lend war world

2

key lend

5

1941 act lease lend

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lend

Language Translations for "lend"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

uitleen (advance). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

shtoj (add, add to, add up, advance, append, attach, augment, compound, count in, eke out, enclose, enhance, heighten, inclose, increase, intensify, intercalate, multiply, propagate, put on, pyramid, raise, redouble, refill, subjoin, superinduce, supplement), marr hua (borrow), jap hua (loan), jap (accord, adjudge, administer, afford, allow, assign, award, bear, bestow, come through, concede, deliver, dish, dispense, furnish, get through, give, give in, hand in, impart, land, pay, present, produce, provide, reach, throw, vouchsafe, yield), fal (amnesty, condone, excuse, forgive, give, give away, incline, pardon, pray, remit, set, switch off). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ساعد (aid, assist, bear smb. a hand, encourage, facilitate, forearm, help, pitch, relieve, shoulder, support, take a hand), ‏زود (accommodate, assort, button, cap, chock, cover, eke out, equip, fit, fit out, furnish, gloss, irrigate, outfit, provide, purvey, rig out, serve, set up, store, supply, tool up), ‏أقرض (accommodate, lent, loan), ‏أعار (borrow, loan, second, transfer, traverse), ‏أضفى على. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

mayt'aña (to lend). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ставам оръдие, оказвам (administer, administrate, do, give, put up, render, show), мога да служа, заемам (advance, borrow, fill, hold, loan, occupy, take over, take up), предавам се (capitulate, descend, fall, give in, give oneself, give way to, resign, say uncle, strike, surrender), придавам (accrete, affix, attach), подходящ съм (respond, suit), давам назаем (loan). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

贷给 (lending, Lends, Lent), 借出 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

pùjèit (hire out). (various references)

   

Danish

  

låne (advance, borrow, loan), løne (borrow, loan). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

lenen (advance, borrow, loan), voorschieten (advance), uitlenen (advance). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

prunti al, prunti (borrow, loan), pruntedoni al, pruntedoni. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

læna (borrow, loan). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

متوجه کردن (Divert), متوجه شدن , معطوف داشتن (Divert), قرض دادن , وام دادن , عاریه دادن (Loan). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

lainata (borrow, cite, loan, quote). (various references)

   

French

  

prêter, emprunter. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

liene (borrow, loan). (various references)

   

German

  

verleihen (award, bestow, borrow, confer, give, hire, hire out, impart, lend out, loan, rent, rent out, to lend), leihen (borrow, hire, loan, loans, to borrow, to lend), borgen (advance, borrow, borrowing, loan, to borrow), ausleihen (borrow, check out, get out, lend out, loan, to lend and borrow). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δανείζω (loan). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ל"לוות (loan), ל"שאיל (hold inquiry about, loan). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kölcsönad (lent, loan, to advance, to lend, to loan), kölcsönöz (lent, loan, to assign, to lend, to loan). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

meminjamkan. (various references)

   

Italian

  

prestare (give, help, impart, lend oneself, loan, render, spare), imprestare. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

貸す (to lend). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぶきたいよ (lend-lease), かたは ぬぐ (to lend a hand), かす (dregs, feces, refuse, scum, to be reduced, to change into, to convert to, to impose, to improve, to influence, to lend, to transform), かしさ'る (to lend, to loan), かしぶり (reluctance to lend), かしつける (to lend, to loan), かしかた (credit side, creditor, how to lend, method of lending), かし す (to lend), よう てる (to lend money, to make use of), みみ'かす (to lend an ear to, to listen to), て'かしましょうか (Can I lend a hand?). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

빌 주십시". (various references)

   

Manx

  

yeeassaghey (borrow, second), eeassaghey (borrow, borrowing), cur er eeasaght (loan). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

låne ut. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

fia (borrow, loan). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

endlay

   

Polish

  

pożyczyć, pożyczać. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

emprestar (borrow, lend a hand, loan, put out). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

împrumuta (advance, borrow, credit, extract, loan, poach, take). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сообщать (acquaint, advise s, announce, communicate, communicate to, convey, impart, inform, let ~ know, let us know, report, say [], says, send word, tell, telling, told), одалживать, давать взаймы (borrow, loan), давать (administer, afford, allow, bestow, downplay, gave, give, give to, impart, let, present). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

spustiti (bring down, drop, fall, hang up, keep down, lay down, let down, lower, put down, set down, turn down), pružiti (hand, offer, pass, stretch out), pozajmiti (adopt, advance, borrow, loan), na zajam (as a loan), dati na zajam, biti podesan. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

prestar (advance, borrow, give, lend out, light, loan, pay, provide, render, swear, take, throw). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

leni (borrow, loan). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

låna (borrow, loan, to borrow, to use). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ให้ยืม. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

vermek (accord, adduce, adjudge, administer, allow, assign, award, bear, bestow, bring, bring in, cede, charter, come across with, confer, contribute, dedicate, deliver, deliver up, dispose of, distribute, donate, endow, extend, furnish, give, give away, give in, grant, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, impart, inflict, inoculate, insert, instate, let, let out, offer, pass, pass in, place, present, produce, put up, reach, render, serve, tender, throw, yield), katkıda bulunmak (conduce, contribute, subscribe, subscribe to), borç vermek (trust smb. with smth.), ödünç vermek (loan, put out to loan), ödünç verme (lending, loan). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

удаватися (answer, take to), надавати (accord, add, afford, allow, attach, endow, give, impart), позичати (accommodate, borrow, loan). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

echwynna (borrow), benthyca (borrow). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-boleka (borrow, loan). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Lend

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

1. sum, ze-em. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

commodo, mutuo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Lend

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 11, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eipen proV autouV tiV ex umwn exei filon kai poreusetai proV auton mesonuktiou kai eiph autw file crhson moi treiV artouV
Latin405VulgateEt ait ad illos quis vestrum habebit amicum et ibit ad illum media nocte et dicit illi amice commoda mihi tres panes
Old English990West Saxonþa cwæþ he to him; Hwylc eower hæfð sumne freond. and gæþ to midre nihte to him. and cwyð to him; La freond læn me þry hlafas.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he seide to hem, Who of you schal haue a freend, and schal go to hym at mydnyyt, and schal seie to hym, Freend, leene to me thre looues;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd he sayde vnto them: if any of you shuld have a frede and shuld goo to him at mid nyght and saye vnto him: frende lende me thre loves
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves:
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Lend

LanguageLuke Chapter 11, Verse 5
CebuanoUg siya miingon kanila, "Pananglitan usa kaninyo nga may higala moadto kaniya sa tungang gabii ug moingon kaniya, `Migo, pabayloa ra `kog tulo ka tinapay,
Chinese耶 穌 又 說 、 們 中 " 誰 有 一 個 朋 友 、 半 夜 到 他 那 裡 去 說 、 朋 友 、 請 借 給 我 三 個 餅 .
CroatianI reèe im: "Tko to od vas ima ovakva prijatelja? Poðe k njemu o ponoæi i rekne mu: 'Prijatelju, posudi mi tri kruha.
DanishOg han sagde til dem: "Om nogen af eder har en Ven og går til ham ved Midnat og siger til ham: Kære! lån mig tre Brød,
DutchEn Hij zeide tot hen: Wie van u zal een vriend hebben, en zal ter middernacht tot hem gaan, en tot hem zeggen: Vriend! leen mij drie broden;
FinnishJa hän sanoi heille: "Jos jollakin teistä on ystävä ja hän menee hänen luoksensa yösydännä ja sanoo hänelle: `Ystäväni, lainaa minulle kolme leipää,
FrenchIl leur dit encore: Si l`un de vous a un ami, et qu`il aille le trouver au milieu de la nuit pour lui dire: Ami, prête-moi trois pains,
GermanUnd er sprach zu ihnen: Welcher ist unter euch, der einen Freund hat und ginge zu ihm zu Mitternacht und spräche zu ihm: Lieber Freund, leihe mir drei Brote;
HungarianÉs monda nékik: Ki az közületek, a kinek barátja van, és ahhoz megy éjfélkor, és ezt mondja néki: Barátom, adj nékem kölcsön három kenyeret,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariYesus berkata kepada pengikut-pengikut-Nya, "Seandainya seorang dari antara kalian pergi ke rumah kawannya pada tengah malam, dan berkata, 'Kawan, pinjamkanlah roti tiga buah,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata Yesus kepadanya, "Siapakah di antara kamu yang menaruh seorang sahabat, dan pergi kepadanya tengah-tengah malam sambil berkata kepadanya: Hai Sahabat, berilah aku meminjam roti tiga ketul,
ItalianPoi aggiunse: «Se uno di voi ha un amico e va da lui a mezzanotte a dirgli: Amico, prestami tre pani,
Manx GaelicAs dooyrt eh roo, Quoi jiuish vees carrey echey, as hed huggey ec main-oie, as jir rish, Charrey, eeasee dou three bwilleenyn;
MaoriI mea ano ia ki a ratou, Ko wai o koutou ki te mea he hoa tona, a ka tae atu ki a ia i waenganui po, ka mea ki a ia, E hoa, homai ki ahau etahi taro, kia toru;
NorwegianOg han sa til dem: Om nogen av eder har en venn og kommer til ham midt på natten og sier til ham: Kjære, lån mig tre brød!
RumanianApoi le -a mai zis: ,,Dacq unul dintre voi are un prieten, wi se duce la el la miezul nopyii, wi -i zice: ,Prietene, kmprumutq-mi trei pkni,
Shuar
SpanishLes dijo también: --Supongamos que uno de vosotros tiene un amigo y va a él a la medianoche y le dice: "Amigo, préstame tres panes,
SwahiliKisha akawaambia, "Tuseme mmoja wenu anaye rafiki, akaenda kwake usiku wa manane, akamwambia: `Rafiki, tafadhali niazime mikate mitatu,
SwedishYtterligare sade han till dem: "Om någon av eder har en vän och mitt i natten kommer till denne och säger till honom: 'Käre vän, låna mig tre bröd;
UmaNa'uli' wo'o-mi Yesus mpo'uli' -raka ana'guru-na: "Rapa' -na hilou-ta hi doo-ta mentongo' bengi pai' ta'uli' -ki: `Bale, wai' -a-kuwo pongkoni' tolu mputu'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Lend

Derivations

Words beginning with "lend": lendable, lender, lenders, lending, lends. (additional references)

Words ending with "lend": blend, interlend, overlend, reblend, relend. (additional references)

Words containing "lend": blende, blended, blender, blenders, blendes, blending, blends, calendal, calendar, calendared, calendaring, calendars, calender, calendered, calenderer, calenderers, calendering, calenders, calendric, calendrical, calends, calendula, calendulas, cullender, cullenders, hornblende, hornblendes, hornblendic, interlending, interlends, kalends, moneylender, moneylenders, overlending, overlends, pitchblende, pitchblendes, reblended, reblending, reblends, relending, relends, resplendence, resplendences, resplendencies, resplendency, resplendent, resplendently, slender, slenderer, slenderest. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Lend" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flend, glend, Glendhu, landi, Landl, lando, landu, lans, ledd, leemd, leen, leene, leid, leld, len, lende, lendt, lendvay, lendy, leng, Lenh, lenk, Lenm, lenn, lenx, leny, lenz, Leod, lerd, leud, Lindh, lindo, Lindt, llen, Lne, ltnd, lunad, lundi, lwen, neld, slend, Xlendi. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lend"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "lend" (pronounced le"nd)
4l e" n dblend, relend.
3-e" n damend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defend, depend, descend, distend, end, expend, extend, fend, friend, impend, intend, mend, misspend, offend, overextend, penned, portend, pretend, recommend, send, spend, suspend, tend, transcend, trend, unbend, wend, yearend.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Lend

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-l-n"

-1 letter: del, den, eld, end, led.

-2 letters: de, ed, el, en, ne.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-l-n"
 

+1 letter: blend, dynel, eland, laden, lends, lined, loden, naled, olden, unled.

 

+2 letters: adenyl, alined, aneled, angled, ankled, bindle, blende, blends, blonde, bundle, candle, cloned, dandle, dangle, darnel, denial, dental, dentil, dindle, dingle, dolmen, dongle, donzel, dynels, elands, enfold, engild, fondle, golden, gulden, handle, holden, hondle, indole, kilned, kindle, ladens, lagend, lanced, landed, lander, leaden, leaned, legend, lender, lensed, limned, linden, linked, loaned, lodens, longed, louden, lunged, lunted, milden, nailed, naleds, needle, nilled, noddle, nodule, noodle, nudely, nulled, nurled, planed, relend, rondel, rundle, sendal, unlade, unlead, wandle, wedeln, windle.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Lend


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 65 6E 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    .    -.    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01100101 01101110 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#101 &#110 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0065 006E 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

46718070

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Speeches
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Company Usage
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Orthography
22. Bibliography


  

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