lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
was lending
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past progressiveof lend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The man was lending to around 100 people and has since been jailed.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
Nargeolet was lending his expertise to a separate company, OceanGate, when he and four others died on the Titan’s final dive near the Titanic in June.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
For certain alumni, Caruso’s most important contribution to USC was lending his private plane to whisk the new football coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
“It was lending to the time that we were in,” Trawick says.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021
With no one using it, he was lending it to Isa until she went up to a new size.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
