lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
were 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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As of the fourth quarter, U.S. banks were lending around $380 billion to so-called business-credit intermediaries, which include the kind of private-credit funds facing redemption requests, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Several foreign jurors rejected suggestions that they were lending support to Moscow, saying they wanted to show that art could play a role in easing tensions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
"The government and banks were lending them money without checking," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2019
They also had help from dozens of beachgoers who were lending a hand to try to save the whales.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2019
"Sounds as if the French colonel were lending his batteries like a regimental band at a Bank Holiday sports meeting, sir," I ventured.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
