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lend
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lend (someone) a hand
to help someone do something, especially something that involves physical effort. Could you lend me a hand with these books? He's always willing to lend a hand in the kitchen.
See also: hand

lend an ear

to listen carefully and in a friendly way to someone, especially someone who is telling you about a problem. If you have any problems, go to Claire. She'll always lend a sympathetic ear.
See also: ear
lend a (helping) hand
to help do something. Jay expected his children to lend a hand where they were needed.
See also: hand

lend an ear to someone/something

to listen carefully and with understanding to someone or something. Bush lent an ear to a group of oil executives who came to the White House. Aunt Rosalie lent a sympathetic ear to my troubles.
See also: ear

lend itself to something

to be good for a particular use. It was surprising how well her book lent itself to being turned into a film.
See also: itself
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The supply of lendable funds seems inexhaustible, despite the rate-hiking efforts at the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
A world of liquidity: the impact of cash-rich companies, countries ... by Malpass, David R. / Financial Executive
More of the same kind of information, along with a list of the libraries that have lendable copies, can be found from the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), AKA FirstSearch database, which is accessible through most large city and university libraries.
Musicians in novels: good reading for teachers and students by Meckna, Michael / American Music Teacher
Portable, browsable, lendable and still cheap enough that if it disappears from your towel while you're frolicking in the sand, you won't be crushed.
And the reading is easy ... in summertime, a good book is king of ... by McLarin, Kim / Black Issues Book Review
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