lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
had lent
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past perfectof lend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The bank had lent to a private-credit-fund-linked special purpose vehicle which had on-lent to the defaulted borrower.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
A five-year federal investigation into Wiederhorn, prompted by fraud allegations at Capital Consultants, a firm he did business with, revealed that he had lent himself some $65 million from Wilshire that he never repaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Ninety-six seconds remained in the latest meeting of the crosstown showdown — a game that, in recent memory, had lent itself to late-game heroics on this very hardwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
But by April 2021, Alice had lent Mark £20,000.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
Mr. White gave his friend his car keys, because the friend wanted to borrow his car, and the friend gave Mr. White some money, which Mr. White had lent him earlier.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
