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Could you lend me a pencil until lunch?
What does Lend mean?
Lend means to give something for a time and expect it to be returned.
Dictionary definition
To give an item for a time and expect it back, or give money and expect repayment; also, to provide help or add a quality to something.
Example sentences
Lend in a sentence
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The library lends tablets to students who need them.
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The volunteers lent their support to the food drive.
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Warm lighting lent the reading corner a calm feeling.
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Commonly confused words
Borrow or lend?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Borrow
To receive and use something that you plan to return or repay.
In a sentence I will borrow a ruler from Mia.
Lend
To give something for a time and expect it to be returned or repaid.
In a sentence Mia will lend a ruler to me.
Spot the difference Borrow describes receiving something temporarily; lend describes giving it temporarily. A borrower gets something from a lender, who gives it to the borrower.
Which word fits?
Choose borrow or lend for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Could I ___ your ruler for this lesson?
Check answer 1
borrow — The speaker wants to receive the ruler temporarily.
2Could you ___ your ruler to me for this lesson?
Check answer 2
lend — The owner is asked to give the ruler temporarily.
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Practice 1
What does lend usually mean?
The lender gives the item or money for a time and expects its return or repayment.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses lend correctly?
The owner lends the notes to the receiver.
Practice 3
Choose the clearest verb: The museum agreed to ___ the model to our school.
The museum gives the model temporarily, so it lends the model to the school.
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MeaningLend means to give something for a time and expect it to be returned.
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Does Lend have an opposite?
Borrow names the receiver’s role in the same transfer, not a true opposite. Keep and withhold can contrast in particular situations but do not oppose all senses of lend.
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Hint for students
If the subject gives the item temporarily, use lend. The usual patterns are lend something to someone or lend someone something.
Common mix-up
Lend and borrow describe the same temporary transfer from different sides. A person lends something to the receiver; the receiver borrows it from that person. The past form of lend is lent, not lended.
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Pairs label one student owner and the other receiver, then describe three temporary exchanges twice: once with lend and once with borrow. They change each lend sentence to the past using lent.
Teacher prompt
Use one book transfer to model both viewpoints: “The library lends the book to Ava” and “Ava borrows the book from the library.” Which subject gives the book?
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