lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
had been lending
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past perfect progressiveof lend.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields, which had been lending support to the dollar's rise, fell from multi-year highs overnight, as technical factors kicked in to stall their surge.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Treasury yields, which had been lending support to the dollar, fell from multi-year highs overnight.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Domínguez and her partner are in jail, as is the father of Domínguez’s 12-year-old daughter, who had been lending some financial support.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Provident had been lending and collecting repayments on the doorstep since the 1880s but withdrew from the business earlier this year blaming "changing industry and regulatory dynamics" as well as "shifting customer preferences".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2021
Besides, Reyna had been lending Nico her strength for days now.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
