Tra từ lend - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lend [lend lends lent lending] BrE [lend] NAmE [lend] verb (lent, lentBrE [lent] ; NAmE [lent] )
1. transitive to give sth to sb or allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later
Syn: ↑loan
•~ (out) sth (to sb) I've lent the car to a friend.
•~ sb sth Can you lend me your car this evening?
•Has he returned that book you lent him?
2. transitive, intransitive (of a bank or financial institution)to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it
Syn: ↑loan
•~ (sth) (to sb) The bank refused to lend the money to us.
•~ sb sth They refused to lend us the money.
compare ↑borrow
3. transitive (formal)to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
•~ sth (to sb/sth) The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
•~ sb/sth sth Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
4. transitive to give or provide help, support, etc
•~ sth (to sb/sth) I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.
•~ sb/sth sth He came along to lend me moral support.
more at give/lend a helping hand at ↑help _v.
Idioms: ↑lend a hand ▪ ↑lend an ear ▪ ↑lend colour to something ▪ lend support/weight/credence to something ▪ ↑lend your name to something
Derived: ↑lend itself to something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
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.

Thesaurus:
lend verb T, I
•The bank refused to lend us the money.
advance • |especially AmE loan •
Opp: borrow
lend/advance/loan sth to sb
lend/advance/loan money

Which Word?:
borrow / lend
These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while they lend it to you: ▪ Can I borrow your pen? ◇ ▪ Can I borrow a pen from you? ◇ ▪ Here, I’ll lend you my pen.

Example Bank:
•She very kindly lent me her bicycle.
•The bank was unwilling to lend him the money.
•Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.
•I've lent the car to a friend.