v.
 (past and past part. lent)
    - allow (someone) to use (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.
 - allow (someone) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest.
 - give (a quality) to.
 - 
(lend oneself to)
 accommodate or adapt oneself to. 
▸
(lend itself to)
 be suitable for.
 
 
  Phrase
  
    
      - lend an ear 
(or one's ears)
 listen sympathetically or attentively.
 
    
   
  Derivative
  
  Usage
  Reciprocal pairs of words such as lend and borrow are often confused. Common uses in informal speech in a number of British dialects include can I lend your pen? (correct standard use is can I borrow your pen?).
  Etymology
  OE lænan, of Gmc origin; rel. to loan1.