- lend itself to something
- to be suitable for a particular purpose
Watercolour lends itself well to reproduction.
English dictionary. 2014.
lend itself to something
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lend itself to something — phrase to be suitable for a particular purpose Watercolour lends itself well to reproduction. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry: lend * * * ˈlend itself to sth derived … Useful english dictionary
lend itself to something — 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
lend itself to — BE SUITABLE FOR, be suited to, be appropriate for, be applicable for. → lend * * * lend itself to To be able to be used for • • • Main Entry: ↑lend * * * lend itself to ◇ Something that lends itself to a purpose is good or suitable for that… … Useful english dictionary
lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… … English dictionary
lend — W3S3 [lend] v past tense and past participle lent [lent] [: Old English; Origin: lAnan, from lAn; LOAN1] 1.) a) [T] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time →↑borrow lend sth to sb ▪ I lent my CD p … Dictionary of contemporary English
lend — /lend/ verb past tense and past participle lent /lent/ 1 MONEY/CAR/BOOK ETC a) (T) to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give you back later: lend sb sth: I wish I d never lent him my car. | Can you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lend*/*/*/ — [lend] (past tense and past participle lent [lent] ) verb 1) [T] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later The local library will lend books for a month without charge.[/ex] She lent me her… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lend — ► VERB (past and past part. lent) 1) grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it shall be returned. 2) allow (someone) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest. 3)… … English terms dictionary
