lend – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lend

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lend a helping hand
Participle: lent a helping hand
Gerund: lending a helping hand

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilend a helping hand
youlend a helping hand
he;she;itlends a helping hand
welend a helping hand
youlend a helping hand
theylend a helping hand

Perfect

Ihave lent a helping hand
youhave lent a helping hand
he;she;ithas lent a helping hand
wehave lent a helping hand
youhave lent a helping hand
theyhave lent a helping hand

Past

Ilent a helping hand
youlent a helping hand
he;she;itlent a helping hand
welent a helping hand
youlent a helping hand
theylent a helping hand

Pluperfect

Ihad lent a helping hand
youhad lent a helping hand
he;she;ithad lent a helping hand
wehad lent a helping hand
youhad lent a helping hand
theyhad lent a helping hand

Future

Iwill lend a helping hand
youwill lend a helping hand
he;she;itwill lend a helping hand
wewill lend a helping hand
youwill lend a helping hand
theywill lend a helping hand

Future Perfect

Iwill have lent a helping hand
youwill have lent a helping hand
he;she;itwill have lent a helping hand
wewill have lent a helping hand
youwill have lent a helping hand
theywill have lent a helping hand

Subjunctive

Present

Ilend a helping hand
youlend a helping hand
he;she;itlend a helping hand
welend a helping hand
youlend a helping hand
theylend a helping hand

Perfect

Ihave lent a helping hand
youhave lent a helping hand
he;she;ithave lent a helping hand
wehave lent a helping hand
youhave lent a helping hand
theyhave lent a helping hand

Imperfect

Ilent a helping hand
youlent a helping hand
he;she;itlent a helping hand
welent a helping hand
youlent a helping hand
theylent a helping hand

Pluperfect

Ihad lent a helping hand
youhad lent a helping hand
he;she;ithad lent a helping hand
wehad lent a helping hand
youhad lent a helping hand
theyhad lent a helping hand

Conditional

Present

Iwould lend a helping hand
youwould lend a helping hand
he;she;itwould lend a helping hand
wewould lend a helping hand
youwould lend a helping hand
theywould lend a helping hand

Perfect

Iwould have lent a helping hand
youwould have lent a helping hand
he;she;itwould have lent a helping hand
wewould have lent a helping hand
youwould have lent a helping hand
theywould have lent a helping hand

Imperative

youlend a helping hand
weLet's lend a helping hand
youlend a helping hand

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam lending a helping hand
youare lending a helping hand
he;she;itis lending a helping hand
weare lending a helping hand
youare lending a helping hand
theyare lending a helping hand

Perfect

Ihave been lending a helping hand
youhave been lending a helping hand
he;she;ithas been lending a helping hand
wehave been lending a helping hand
youhave been lending a helping hand
theyhave been lending a helping hand

Past

Iwas lending a helping hand
youwere lending a helping hand
he;she;itwas lending a helping hand
wewere lending a helping hand
youwere lending a helping hand
theywere lending a helping hand

Pluperfect

Ihad been lending a helping hand
youhad been lending a helping hand
he;she;ithad been lending a helping hand
wehad been lending a helping hand
youhad been lending a helping hand
theyhad been lending a helping hand

Future

Iwill be lending a helping hand
youwill be lending a helping hand
he;she;itwill be lending a helping hand
wewill be lending a helping hand
youwill be lending a helping hand
theywill be lending a helping hand

Future Perfect

Iwill have been lending a helping hand
youwill have been lending a helping hand
he;she;itwill have been lending a helping hand
wewill have been lending a helping hand
youwill have been lending a helping hand
theywill have been lending a helping hand

Conditional

Present

Iwould be lending a helping hand
youwould be lending a helping hand
he;she;itwould be lending a helping hand
wewould be lending a helping hand
youwould be lending a helping hand
theywould be lending a helping hand

Perfect

Iwould have been lending a helping hand
youwould have been lending a helping hand
he;she;itwould have been lending a helping hand
wewould have been lending a helping hand
youwould have been lending a helping hand
theywould have been lending a helping hand

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'lend'

bend, build, lend, misspend, overbuild, overspend, rebuild, send, shend, spend, berend, besend, bespend, bodybuild, databend, foresend, forespend, forspend, forthsend, genderbend, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'lend'

bend, blend, end, fend, hend, land, lead, lene, lens, mend,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give (something) to somebody temporarily, expecting it to be returned
lease, let, loan
to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole
add, assist, bestow, bring, chip in, do one's bit, donate, endow, fund, gift, grant, impart, invest, join, kick in, participate, pitch in, pledge, provide, put up, set forward, supply, support, sweeten the kitty, contribute
loan
advance, entrust, furnish
impart
confer, give, grant, contribute, supply, present
accommodate
oblige, conform, comply, adjust

Antonyms

receive temporarily
borrow, return
to give (something) to somebody temporarily, expecting it to be returned
borrow, sell
To demand repayment of a loan.
call
to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it
buy, return, take, borrow
impart
keep, withhold, secrete, hide
accommodate
aggravate, inconvenience, disoblige, incommode

Additional Information

Cf. Old English weak verb lǣnan (lend). Lend is a new-formation of the OE preterite forms.

Etymology

1. O.E. lænan "to lend," from læn "loan" (see loan). Cognate with Du. lenen, O.H.G. lehanon, Ger. lehnen, also verbs derived from nouns. Past tense form, with terminal -d, became principal form in M.E. on analogy of bend, send, etc.
2. From earlier len (with excrescent -d, as in sound), from Middle English lenen, lænen, from Old English lǣnan (“to lend; give, grant, lease”), from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną (“to loan”), from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave, leave over”).
3. Cognate with Scots len, lend (“to lend”), West Frisian liene (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Dutch lenen (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Danish låne (“to lend, loan”), Swedish låna (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic lána (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic léna (“to grant”), Latin linquō (“quit, leave, forlet”), Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave, release”). See also loan. See: Proto-Germanic '*laihnijaną', Dutch 'lenen', Danish 'låne', Swedish 'låna', Icelandic 'lána', Icelandic 'léna', Latin 'linquō', Greek, Ancient 'λείπω'.

Verbs referencing "lend"

Luxembourgish léinen, Russian лишить.

Sample Sentences

  • Ever quiet and obliging, and more than ready to lend a hand in every emergency which occurred among the workmen below, he had won the good opinion of all the hands, and spent many hours in helping them with as hearty a good will as ever he worked on a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of those exploits, with all his partiality for his hero, is fain to admit that the slaughtered monsters in question were of a very innocent and simple turn; extremely guileless and ready of belief; lending a credulous ear to the most improbable tales; suffering themselves to be easily entrapped into pits; and even (as in the case of the Welsh Giant ) with an excess of the hospitable politeness of a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the crew, and the very first time the hands were turned up, went aloft like a cat, before anybody. And all through the passage there he was, first at the braces, outermost on the yards, perpetually lending a hand everywhere, but always with a sober dignity in his manner, and a sober grin on his face, which plainly said, ‘I do it as a gentleman. For my own pleasure, mind you!’ (American Notes for General Circulation)