LENT Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

lent

verb

Definition of lent

past tense of lend

as in loaned

to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?

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Recent Examples of lent Her mother’s paandaan (a box for paan, or betel leaf), part of her wedding trousseau, was lent at Amrohi’s request. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 While on tour last year, her drummer’s wife had lent Day her Dyson Airwrap, the six-in-one hairstyling tool that retails for a hefty $650. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Much of that came down to Michael Rider’s focus on how people actually dress, which lent a real and humanizing touch to the whole thing. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Nieves’s organization has lent Waymo its credibility, and Waymo has, in turn, donated money for the group’s programming. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has lent some backing in their own study to Waymo’s safety brag. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Even the blackout curtains that opened with the touch of a bedside button lent the room ease and elegance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026 They were introduced to a new one — straw marquetry — when a friend lent them a book on Art Deco legend Jean Dunand. — Jill Singer, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026

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In 2021, then-Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador requested that the headdress be loaned to Mexico for an exhibition commemorating 500 years since the fall of the city of Tenochtitlan.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Most items come from the maison’s archive, with a few loaned by private collectors.

— Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaned

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

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