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 In 2026, the gemlike Brooklyn venue lent Kushner’s project a magical quality, turning the audience into ghosts from the future, eavesdropping on the fall of the Weimar Republic but unable to intervene. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 The live performance by An Yu also lent the show a stronger narrative quality. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 And insurers controlled by former Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter lent billions to companies tied to his financial empire, leading to lawsuits and an SEC investigation. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 In the weeks leading up to the election, the president has lent his and his administration’s name power to Paxton’s bid at presidential events and rallies, including the first GOP midterm convention in Dallas. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Mbappe’s cost would be booked the following season, with the forward loaned to PSG for 2017-18 rather than permanently signed.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
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

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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