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lent

/lɛnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Lent means: bestow a quality on.

Synonyms for lent8

noun, as in a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Lententide

verb, as in bestow a quality on

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

verb, as in give temporarily; let have for a limited time

lend, loan

verb, as in have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to

lend

Opposites of lent

borrow

What does lent mean?4

verb

1

bestow a quality on“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”

2

give temporarily; let have for a limited time“I will lend you my car”

3

have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to“This story would lend itself well to serialization on television”

noun

1

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lent?38

three syllables

represent
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 38 rhymes for lent, grouped by syllable

Lent in a sentence

  • I lent him some money, but he hasn't paid it back yet.patgfisher
  • I lent him a book, but he has not given it back yet.keira_n
  • I lent him a book, but he hasn’t given it back yet.TheNightAvl
  • Having read through the magazine, he lent it to me.unknown
  • I lent him some money, but he hasn't returned it yet.CK
  • Last year, we lent you one million euros to buy machines.Anne_Paen
  • He lent me a book, which was too difficult for me.unknown
  • I lent him a book, but he has not yet given it back.keira_n

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Forms of lent

as a noun

plural
lents