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Noun lending has 1 sense

lending, loaning - disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
--₁ is a kind of disposal, disposition
--₁ has particulars: usury

Verb lend has 3 senses

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
--₁ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
lend, loan - give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
--₂ is one way to give
Antonyms: borrow

Derived form: noun lender₁
Sample sentences:
They lend cars to the tourists
They lend the tourists their cars
lend - have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
--₃ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP