vt.

1. 把……借給[O1]
   Who lent you the bike?

   誰借給你這輛自行車？

   Could you lend me your dictionary?

   你能把字典借給我嗎？

2. 貸（款）
   He used to lend money at an extremely high rate of interest.

   他過去經常放高利貸。

3. 提供；給予；增添[O1][（+to）]
   The appropriate use of dialect lent the novel great charm.

   方言的適當運用給這本小說增添了極大的魅力。

vi.

1. 貸款

v.

1. allow (someone) to use (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.
2. allow (someone) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest.
3. give (a quality) to.
4. (lend oneself to) accommodate or adapt oneself to.
   ▸ (lend itself to) be suitable for.