lend – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lend

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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