lend

lend
1. transitive verb,
lent
1) leihen

lend something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen

2) (give, impart) geben; zur Verfügung stellen [Dienste]; verleihen [Würde, Glaubwürdigkeit, Zauber]

lend one's support to something — etwas unterstützen

lend one's name/authority to something — seinen Namen/guten Namen für etwas hergeben

2. reflexive verb,
lent

the book lends itself/does not lend itself to use as a learning aid — das Buch eignet sich/eignet sich nicht als Lehrmittel

the system lends itself to manipulation — das System bietet sich zur Manipulation an

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[lend]
past tense, past participle - lent; verb
1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) leihen
2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) verleihen
- academic.ru/117147/lend_itself_to">lend itself to
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lend
<lent, lent>
[lend]
I. vt
1. (loan)
to \lend [sb] sth [or sth [to sb]] [jdm] etw leihen
the bank agreed to \lend him £5,000 die Bank gewährte ihm einen Kredit in der Höhe von 5.000 Pfund
to \lend money [to sb] [jdm] Geld leihen
2. (impart)
to \lend sth to sb/sth jdm/etw etw verleihen
flowers all around the room \lend the place a cheerful look durch die vielen Blumen wirkt der Raum freundlich
photographs \lend some credibility to his story durch die Fotos wird seine Geschichte glaubwürdiger
to \lend charm to sth etw dat Zauber verleihen
to \lend charm to sb jdn elegant aussehen [o wirken] lassen
to \lend colour [or AM color] to sth etw dat Farbe geben
to \lend dignity to sb jdm Würde verleihen
to \lend weight to an argument ein Argument verstärken, einem Argument [noch] mehr Gewicht verleihen
to \lend support to a view einen Eindruck verstärken
3. (adapt)
to \lend oneself sich akk anpassen
he stiffly lent himself to her embraces steif ließ er ihre Umarmungen über sich ergehen
4. (be suitable)
to \lend itself sich akk für etw akk eignen
the computer \lends itself to many different uses der Computer ist vielseitig einsetzbar
5.
to \lend an ear zuhören
to \lend an ear to sb/sth jdm/etw zuhören [o geh Gehör schenken]
to \lend a hand helfen
to \lend sb a hand [or a hand to sb] jdm zur Hand gehen
to \lend one's name to sth seinen [guten] Namen für etw akk hergeben
to \lend wings to sb/sth jdm/etw Flügel verleihen geh
II. vi
to \lend to sb jdm Geld leihen; bank jdm Kredit gewähren
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[lend] pret, ptp lent
1. vt
1) (= loan) leihen (to sb jdm); (banks) money verleihen (to an +acc)
2) (fig: give) verleihen (
to +dat); name geben

I am not going to lend my name to this — dafür gebe ich meinen (guten) Namen nicht her

to lend (one's) support to sb/sth — jdn/etw unterstützen

to lend a hand — helfen, mit anfassen

2. vr

to lend oneself to sth — sich für etw hergeben

doesn't really lend itself to radio —

these problems don't lend themselves to quick solutions — für diese Probleme gibt es keine schnelle Lösung

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lend [lend] prät und pperf lent [lent] v/t
1. (ver-, aus)leihen:
lend sb £100 jemandem 100 Pfund leihen;
lend (out) money Geld (ver)leihen;
lend money on goods Waren beleihen oder lombardieren
2. fig Würde, Nachdruck, Farbe etc verleihen (to dat)
3. fig leihen, gewähren, schenken:
lend one’s name to sth seinen Namen für etwas hergeben;
lend o.s. to sth
a) sich zu etwas hergeben,
b) sich einer Sache hingeben;
lend itself to sth sich für oder zu etwas eignen; aid C 1, ear1 3, hand A 1
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1. transitive verb,
lent
1) leihen

lend something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen

2) (give, impart) geben; zur Verfügung stellen [Dienste]; verleihen [Würde, Glaubwürdigkeit, Zauber]

lend one's support to something — etwas unterstützen

lend one's name/authority to something — seinen Namen/guten Namen für etwas hergeben

2. reflexive verb,
lent

the book lends itself/does not lend itself to use as a learning aid — das Buch eignet sich/eignet sich nicht als Lehrmittel

the system lends itself to manipulation — das System bietet sich zur Manipulation an

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(out) v.
ausleihen v.
borgen v.
leihen v.
(§ p.,pp.: lieh, geliehen)
verleihen v.

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