lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
are lending
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present progressiveof lend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead banks are lending to inefficient state-owned enterprises and investment pools linked to local governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“In a perfect world,” Velis said, the SRF would be the shock absorber, where you are lending against good collateral to banks at the auction rate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025
Banks are lending vast sums to companies that also provide financial services—but aren’t banks in name or in how they are regulated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Friends are lending a hand before she heads home to Birmingham, then off to Los Angeles International Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Listen; you are lending the use of your name to Senor Avaloros.
From The Resources of Quinola by Honoré de Balzac
