lend – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lend

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lend itself to sth
Participle: lent itself to sth
Gerund: lending itself to sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilend itself to sth
youlend itself to sth
he;she;itlends itself to sth
welend itself to sth
youlend itself to sth
theylend itself to sth

Perfect

Ihave lent itself to sth
youhave lent itself to sth
he;she;ithas lent itself to sth
wehave lent itself to sth
youhave lent itself to sth
theyhave lent itself to sth

Past

Ilent itself to sth
youlent itself to sth
he;she;itlent itself to sth
welent itself to sth
youlent itself to sth
theylent itself to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad lent itself to sth
youhad lent itself to sth
he;she;ithad lent itself to sth
wehad lent itself to sth
youhad lent itself to sth
theyhad lent itself to sth

Future

Iwill lend itself to sth
youwill lend itself to sth
he;she;itwill lend itself to sth
wewill lend itself to sth
youwill lend itself to sth
theywill lend itself to sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have lent itself to sth
youwill have lent itself to sth
he;she;itwill have lent itself to sth
wewill have lent itself to sth
youwill have lent itself to sth
theywill have lent itself to sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ilend itself to sth
youlend itself to sth
he;she;itlend itself to sth
welend itself to sth
youlend itself to sth
theylend itself to sth

Perfect

Ihave lent itself to sth
youhave lent itself to sth
he;she;ithave lent itself to sth
wehave lent itself to sth
youhave lent itself to sth
theyhave lent itself to sth

Imperfect

Ilent itself to sth
youlent itself to sth
he;she;itlent itself to sth
welent itself to sth
youlent itself to sth
theylent itself to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad lent itself to sth
youhad lent itself to sth
he;she;ithad lent itself to sth
wehad lent itself to sth
youhad lent itself to sth
theyhad lent itself to sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould lend itself to sth
youwould lend itself to sth
he;she;itwould lend itself to sth
wewould lend itself to sth
youwould lend itself to sth
theywould lend itself to sth

Perfect

Iwould have lent itself to sth
youwould have lent itself to sth
he;she;itwould have lent itself to sth
wewould have lent itself to sth
youwould have lent itself to sth
theywould have lent itself to sth

Imperative

youlend itself to sth
weLet's lend itself to sth
youlend itself to sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam lending itself to sth
youare lending itself to sth
he;she;itis lending itself to sth
weare lending itself to sth
youare lending itself to sth
theyare lending itself to sth

Perfect

Ihave been lending itself to sth
youhave been lending itself to sth
he;she;ithas been lending itself to sth
wehave been lending itself to sth
youhave been lending itself to sth
theyhave been lending itself to sth

Past

Iwas lending itself to sth
youwere lending itself to sth
he;she;itwas lending itself to sth
wewere lending itself to sth
youwere lending itself to sth
theywere lending itself to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been lending itself to sth
youhad been lending itself to sth
he;she;ithad been lending itself to sth
wehad been lending itself to sth
youhad been lending itself to sth
theyhad been lending itself to sth

Future

Iwill be lending itself to sth
youwill be lending itself to sth
he;she;itwill be lending itself to sth
wewill be lending itself to sth
youwill be lending itself to sth
theywill be lending itself to sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been lending itself to sth
youwill have been lending itself to sth
he;she;itwill have been lending itself to sth
wewill have been lending itself to sth
youwill have been lending itself to sth
theywill have been lending itself to sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be lending itself to sth
youwould be lending itself to sth
he;she;itwould be lending itself to sth
wewould be lending itself to sth
youwould be lending itself to sth
theywould be lending itself to sth

Perfect

Iwould have been lending itself to sth
youwould have been lending itself to sth
he;she;itwould have been lending itself to sth
wewould have been lending itself to sth
youwould have been lending itself to sth
theywould have been lending itself to sth

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)