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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lend \Lend\ (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lent (l[e^]nt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Lending.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr.
     l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.]
     1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the
        return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to
        lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Give me that ring.
              I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power
              To give it from me.                   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the
        return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some
        article of food.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor
              lend him thy victuals for increase.   --Levit. xxv.
                                                    37.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend
        assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and
              largeness to his compositions.        --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or
        gig.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States,
           except with reference to money.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     To lend a hand, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.]
  
     To lend one's ears or To lend an ear, to give attention.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lent \Lent\ (l[e^]nt),
     imp. & p. p. of Lend.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten,
     lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz,
     G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at
     this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.)
     A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and
     continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches
     as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Lent lily (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its
        blossoming in spring.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lent \Lent\, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F.
     lent. See Lenient.]
     1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.) See Lento.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Lend \Lend\ (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lent (l[e^]nt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Lending.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr.
     l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.]
     1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the
        return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to
        lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.
  
              Give me that ring. I'll lend it thee, my dear, but
              have no power To give it from me.     --Shak.
  
     2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the
        return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some
        article of food.
  
              Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor
              lend him thy victuals for increase.   --Levit. xxv.
                                                    37.
  
     3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend
        assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
  
              Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. --Addison.
  
              Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and
              largeness to his compositions.        --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
  
     4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or
        gig.
  
     Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States,
           except with reference to money.
  
     To lend a hand, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.]
  
     To lend an ear or one's ears, to give attention.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Lent \Lent\ (l[e^]nt),
     imp. & p. p. of Lend.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten,
     lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz,
     G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at
     this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.)
     A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and
     continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches
     as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.
  
     Lent lily (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its
        blossoming in spring.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Lent \Lent\, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F.
     lent. See Lenient.]
     1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
     2. (Mus.) See Lento.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  lend
       v 1: 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" [syn: impart, bestow, contribute,
             add, bring]
       2: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend
          you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: loan] [ant: borrow]
       3: 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"
       [also: lent]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Lent
       n : a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
           [syn: Lententide]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  lent
       See lend

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     Καταλανικά a.
     αργός

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ χριστ en) η σαρακοστή, η περίοδος της νηστείας πριν το Πάσχα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     French a.
     slow
     Friulian a.
     slow, sluggish
     n.
     (alt case en Lent)
     vb.
     (infl of en lend  ed-form)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Romanian a.
     slow
     Veps n.
     (inflection of vep lem'  par s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     n.
     1 (lb en Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding
  Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods
  and pleasures.
     2 # (lb en Eastern Christianity) The 40 days preceding Lazarus
  Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.
     3 # (lb en Roman Catholicism) The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned
  as 40 days by excluding Sundays.
     4 (lb en UK education) (ellipsis of en Lent term)
     5 (lb en Buddhism Myanmar) (l pi vassa), period of the Buddhist lent
  during the rainy season
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     n.
     (alt case en Lent)
     vb.
     (infl of en lend  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     n.
     1 (lb en Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding
  Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods
  and pleasures.
     2 # (lb en Eastern Christianity) The 40 days preceding Lazarus
  Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.
     3 # (lb en Roman Catholicism) The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned
  as 40 days by excluding Sundays.
     4 (lb en UK education) (ellipsis of en Lent term)
     5 (lb en Buddhism Myanmar) (l pi vassa), period of the Buddhist lent
  during the rainy season
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     French a.
     slow
     Hungarian adv.
     (alternative form of hu lenn   below, down; downstairs)
     Hungarian n.
     (inflection of hu len  acc s)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Romanian a.
     slow

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     n.
     1 (lb en Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding
  Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods
  and pleasures.
     2 # (lb en Eastern Christianity) The 40 days preceding Lazarus
  Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.
     3 # (lb en Roman Catholicism) The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned
  as 40 days by excluding Sundays.
     4 (lb en UK education) (ellipsis of en Lent term)
     5 (lb en Buddhism Myanmar) (l pi vassa), period of the Buddhist lent
  during the rainy season
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     French a.
     slow
     Hungarian adv.
     (alternative form of hu lenn   below, down; downstairs)
     Hungarian n.
     (inflection of hu len  acc s)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb lene  past part)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv len  indef n s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     n.
     1 (lb en Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding
  Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods
  and pleasures.
     2 # (lb en Eastern Christianity) The 40 days preceding Lazarus
  Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.
     3 # (lb en Roman Catholicism) The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned
  as 40 days by excluding Sundays.
     4 (lb en UK education) (ellipsis of en Lent term)
     5 (lb en Buddhism Myanmar) (l pi vassa), period of the Buddhist lent
  during the rainy season
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     Romania a.
     hidas

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     Englanti n.
     suuri paasto, 40 päivän paasto ennen pääsiäistä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en lend ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb lend)
     Franska a.
     långsam

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Lent
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=religioner kat2=kristendom språk=en) fastlagen, fastan

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  lent
     a.
     (böjning sv adj len)
     adv.
     (avledning sv len adj)

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  lent
  timide

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Lent /lˈɛnt/
  الصوم الكبير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  Lent //lɛnt// 
  Вели́к по́ст
  Christian period of penitence before Easter

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/ 
  půjčil

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Lent /lˈɛnt/
  Fastenzeit  [relig.]
   see: during Lent
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  geliehen, ausgeliehen, geborgt
        "I/he/she lent"  - ich/er/sie lieh
        "he/she has/had lent"  - er/sie hat/hatte geliehen
   see: lend sb. sth., lend sth. out to sb., lending, he/she lends
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lend /lˈɛnd/ (lent /lˈɛnt/ <>, lent /lˈɛnt/ <>) 
  verleihen, ausleihen, leihen, borgen 
        "he/she lends"  - er/sie verleiht, er/sie leiht
        "I/he/she would lend"  - ich/er/sie verliehe
   see: lending, lending out, lent
  
           Note: out

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  verliehen, ausgeliehen, geliehen, geborgt
        "I/he/she lent"  - ich/er/sie verlieh, ich/er/sie lieh
        "he/she has/had lent"  - er/sie hat/hatte verliehen, er/sie hat/hatte geliehen
   see: lend, lending, lending out
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  
  Σαρακοστή

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  Lent /lˈɛnt/
  
  Σαρακοστή

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Lent //lɛnt// 
  paasto, paastonaika, suuri paasto
  Christian period of penitence before Easter

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  Lent /lˈɛnt/ 
  1. चालीसा

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  uskršnji post

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  1. nagyböjt
  2. tavasz

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Lent //lɛnt// 
  四旬節
  Christian period of penitence before Easter

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  Lent /lent/ 
    Wielki Post

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Lent //lɛnt// 
  fastan, påskfastan
  Christian period of penitence before Easter

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  1. paskalyadan evvel gelen büyük perhiz
  2. uzunca perhiz süresi.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  1. (bak.) lend.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  lent /lˈɑ̃/
  landrennek, landrennus, landrammus

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  lent /lˈɑ̃/
  bav, lezirek

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  lent /lˈɑ̃/
  gorrek, goustad, difonn, divall, tezeok

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (esprit/action...) lent /lˈɑ̃/
  pouer

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  бавен

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  langsam

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  αργός

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  slow

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  hidas

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  lento, lenta, lente, lenti

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  lėtas

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  lent /l/
  langzaam, traag

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  wolny, powolny

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  lento, vagaroso

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  медленный

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  lento

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  lent /lɑ̃/ 
  långsam, trög

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  lent /lˈɑ̃/ 
  yavaş, aheste, ağır

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  lent /lˈɛnt/
  1. down
  2. under
  3. below
  4. underfoot

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  lent 
  lent  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɫɛnt/

From IPA:jam :   [ IPA:jam ]

  

/lent/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "Lent":
     Advent, Allhallowmas, Allhallows, Allhallowtide, Annunciation,
     Annunciation Day, Ascension Day, Ash Wednesday, Candlemas,
     Candlemas Day, Carnival, Christmas, Corpus Christi, Easter,
     Easter Monday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Eastertide,
     Ember days, Epiphany, Good Friday, Halloween, Hallowmas,
     Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Lady Day, Lammas, Lammas Day, Lammastide,
     Lententide, Mardi Gras, Martinmas, Maundy Thursday, Michaelmas,
     Michaelmas Day, Michaelmastide, Ninth of Av, Palm Sunday,
     Pancake Day, Passion Week, Pentecost, Quadragesima,
     Quadragesima Sunday, Ramadan, Septuagesima, Shrove Tuesday,
     Trinity Sunday, Twelfth-day, Twelfth-tide, Whit-Tuesday,
     White Sunday, Whitmonday, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide,
     Whitweek, Yom Kippur, fast day, jour maigre
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 借出,贷款;
  vbl. 借出,贷款;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. lend的过去式和过去分词

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