vt.

1. 把……借给[O1]
   Who lent you the bike?

   谁借给你这辆自行车？

   Could you lend me your dictionary?

   你能把字典借给我吗？

2. 贷（款）
   He used to lend money at an extremely high rate of interest.

   他过去经常放高利贷。

3. 提供；给予；增添[O1][（+to）]
   The appropriate use of dialect lent the novel great charm.

   方言的适当运用给这本小说增添了极大的魅力。

vi.

1. 贷款

v.

1. allow (someone) to use (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.
2. allow (someone) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest.
3. give (a quality) to.
4. (lend oneself to) accommodate or adapt oneself to.
   ▸ (lend itself to) be suitable for.