American English pronunciation
How to pronounce lends
IPA transcription: ['lɛndz]
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Verb
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bestow a quality on
“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”
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give temporarily; let have for a limited time
“I will lend you my car”
“loan me some money”
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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”
Usage examples
- Distance lends enhancement to the view.
- Distance lends enhancement to the view.
- It blends the principal elements of the mutually unintelligible Manding languages.
- This rule lends Forchess much of its social character.
- Debutante Dipannita Sharma lends some freshness to the film.
- Their music blends psychedelia, progressive, funk, and rock.
- Agent Sylvia also lends a helping hand.
- Vineyards such as Amadio and Paracombe produce some premium blends of the classical style.
- Distance lends enhancement to the view.
- The most widely used blends are cotton-polyester and wool-acrylic fibre blends.