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lend
/lend/
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- past
- lent
- third person
- lends
- past participle
- lent
- present participle
- lending
1 · verb
To give someone something to use temporarily, expecting them to return it.
把某物暂时借给别人，之后收回。
Use lend someone something or lend something to someone. The past form is lent, not lended.
I can lend you my charger for an hour.
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我可以把充电器借给你用一个小时。
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My neighbor lent a bicycle to me yesterday.
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邻居昨天借给我一辆自行车。
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The final d changes to t in the past form: lend → lent.
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