Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company".[Wordnet]
2. Give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car".[Wordnet]
3. Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse".[Wordnet]
4. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.[Websters]
5. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food.[Websters]
6. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.[Websters]
7. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.[Websters].