lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
have lent
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present perfectof lend.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Such credit funds lend largely to middle-market companies, and lots of them have lent heavily to software makers that face potential disruption from new artificial-intelligence tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
He’s now the “AI and crypto czar” for the White House, one of a handful of major tech funders to have lent his name to the president’s project.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Both funds, so-called business development companies, have lent heavily to software companies, a sector where investors have grown skeptical of their growth prospects due to advancements in artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Banks have lent a relatively small amount of money to the private-credit funds that make the loans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
The room was not impressively large, even by Manhattan apartment-house standards, but its accumulated furnishings might have lent a snug appearance to a banquet hall in Valhalla.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
