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Meaning of "lend itself" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES LEND ITSELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lend itself in the English dictionary

The definition of lend itself in the dictionary is to possess the right characteristics or qualities for.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEND ITSELF

lend
lend a hand
lend an ear
lend oneself
lend-lease
lendable
lender
lender of last resort
lending
lending library
lending limit
lending policy
lending rate
Lendl
lenes
leng
Lenglen
length
length mark
lengthen

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEND ITSELF

a law unto itself
do-it-yourself
herself
higher self
himself
inner self
itself
myself
oneself
ourself
self
speak for itself
speak for yourself
the self
themself
thing-in-itself
thyself
to be pleased with yourself
up-itself
yourself

Synonyms and antonyms of lend itself in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lend itself» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEND ITSELF

Find out the translation of lend itself to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lend itself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lend itself» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

借给自己
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prestarse
570 millions of speakers

English

lend itself
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصلح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поддается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prestar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেই ধার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se prêter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meminjamkan dirinya sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leihen sich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分自身を貸す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신을 빌려
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun dhuwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính cho vay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னை கடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वतःच कर्जाऊ द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendine ödünç vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prestarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadaje się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піддається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împrumuta în sine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δανείσει το ίδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lämpar sig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egner seg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lend itself

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEND ITSELF»

The term «lend itself» is regularly used and occupies the 75.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEND ITSELF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lend itself

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7 QUOTES WITH «LEND ITSELF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lend itself.
1
Emily Blunt
People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
2
Jon Favreau
I don't 'handle' people. It's so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It's very easy to say whatever's going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to do. It's difficult to be forthright with people, because the job does not lend itself to that.
3
Greg Fitzsimmons
The compulsion to do the opposite of what you are told does not lend itself to many occupations outside the entertainment industry. Within the industry, it is unlikely that you will be very successful without it.
4
Curt Flood
Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment.
5
Charles Krauthammer
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
6
Jim Leach
Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude.
7
Louis Sachar
With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But the setting didn't lend itself to girls.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEND ITSELF»

Discover the use of lend itself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lend itself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
(past and pastpart. lent /lent/) 1 grant temporary use of (a thing). 2 allow the use of (money) at interest. 3 bestow or contribute (lend assistance). :1 lend an ear (or one's ears) listen. lend itself to (of a thing) be suitable for. no lend'a'ble adj.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
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A Valency Dictionary of English: A Corpus-Based Analysis of ...
... room does not lend itself readily to being divided up. The majority of the exercises lend themselves to group participation and support. and are ideal for use in self-help or therapy groups they employ“ to someone!" particularly suitable for it.
Thomas Herbst, David Heath, Ian F. Roe, 2004
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
3 impart, furnish, provide, give, confer, a lend an ear see LISTEN 1, 2. lend itself to be appropriate to or for, be applicable or adaptable to. length /length, length/ n. 1 extent from end to end. 2 extent in or of time. 3 distance a thing extends (at ...
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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Untitled
4 lend itself to sth formal .I If somethinglends itself tosomethingelse, it issuitablefor that thingor canbe considered inthat way: The novel'scom- plex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation. "idioms lend your name to sth to give ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 17005] lend itself to Adapt to, be suitable for. For example, The Bible lends itself to numerous interpretations, or This plot of land lends itself to a variety ofuses. [Mid-18005] lend one's ear Also, lend an ear. Pay attention, listen, as in ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
6
Castoriadis: Psyche, Society, Autonomy
identitary organisation (in the minimal sense that it can lend itself to such an organisation). But we are also obliged to state, further, that this organisation goes far beyond the simple ex post (and apparently tautological) implications that may be ...
Jeff Klooger, 2009
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Sociology of Organizations: Structures and Relationships
But given the way in which activity is partitioned, the communications problem would otherwise lend itself to a market solution. As a result, the prevailing structure does lend itself to precisely the kind of organizational prescriptions which one ...
Mary Godwyn, Jody Hoffer Gittell, 2011
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Russian with CD-ROM
PHRASAL VERBS lend itself to sth formal to be suitable for a particular purpose riolixotu/irb, 6bITb ripi/ironiibilvi turn Hero-711460 The old system doesn't lend itself to mass production. I lend sth to sb/sth formal to add a quality to something or ...
‎2011
9
Auroux, Sylvain; Koerner, E.F.K.; Niederehe, Hans-Josef; ...
First of all, the idea of natural language being too vague and unsystematic to lend itself to rigorous formal treatment had to be upturned. Secondly, Frege's sensereference distinction needed a formal machinery to become applicable in a  ...
Sylvain Auroux, 2006
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Women, Love, and Commodity Culture in British Romanticism
If the antiquarian object does not lend itself to patriotic narratives of continuity, it does lend itself to the logic of the market by emphasizing change and the temporary nature of value. Because antiquarianism is interested in loss and change ...
Professor Daniela Garofalo, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEND ITSELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lend itself is used in the context of the following news items.
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Winning ways bring fun, fans back for Astros - Houston Chronicle
"I think our guys are well aware of it, as the discussion starts to lend itself towards stretch time. We're far away from that and we'll still be really ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Keep your pup safe in hot temperatures! - KRISTV.com
This one sign alone could lend itself to the later signs of heat stroke, which include vomiting, abnormal gait and your pet could collapse. If your pet exhibits any of ... «KRIS Corpus Christi News, Jul 15»
3
Ashes 2015: Nine TV coverage enhances Test cricket | The Australian
It's a truly ruthless duel of will, though one which doesn't actually lend itself to authentic Team Australia versus Team England comparisons. «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Rafalowski settling in as interim Sullivan director of schools …
Her new office location, she said, doesn't lend itself to collaboration as much as her old one, but said she makes a point to move to other areas ... «Kingsport Times News, Jul 15»
5
Dallas Mavericks will Look to Chandler Parsons More in his Second …
Williams' game, however, does lend itself in the favor of Parsons' strengths. A player with Parsons' versatility can attack an opposing defense in ... «H4TV ENTERTAINMENT, Jul 15»
6
Are we all singing from the same hymn sheet? Let's not try and …
X. Hooray at least there's one letter of the alphabet that doesn't lend itself to clichéd jargon! Your take. this one flies below the radar a lot, but I'd ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
7
Pitchfork Music Festival 2015: Saturday - The DePaulia
Union Park's location doesn't lend itself to seeking shelter easily though: attendees rushed into bars, beneath doorways and into the park's own ... «The DePaulia Online, Jul 15»
8
I Like the Sound of “UC Redding” | Jeff Schauer
Such a location would attract students from across the state, and the proximity to such varied natural terrain might well lend itself to top-tier ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»
9
News & Star | News | Town's £3m 'transport hub' moves step closer
“There is limited desire to significantly alter this routing, which whilst it does not lend itself to efficient bus/rail interchange, is the bus operators' ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
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Total War: Warhammer's First In-Engine Trailer Is An Epic Battle
The implementation of bokeh depth of field effects, the stable frame-rate and the high-resolution texture mapping all help lend itself toward the ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

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