Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, ditransitive, informal, usually)To lend (something) to (someone).

    ausleihen, leihen

    ссужа́тьssužátʹ, дава́ть взаймы́davátʹ vzajmý

More definitions
  • give temporarily; let have for a limited time

Examples

329 sentences
  1. Tom certainly doesn't need a loan.

    Тому однозначно не потрібна позика. — deniko

  2. Do you still need a loan?

    Тобі все ще потрібна позика? — deniko

  3. Tom wanted to pay off his loan.

    Том хотів виплатити заборгованність по кредиту. — deniko

  4. I want Tom to loan me some money.

    Я хочу, щоб Том позичив мені гроші. — deniko

  5. Tom asked for a loan from Mary.

    Том попросив Мері про позику. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to lend:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to lend:

Origin

From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Prot

From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”).

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Forms

loans, loaning, loaned, loaned
Base formloan · to loan
3rd person singularloans
Present participleloaning
Past simpleloaned
Past participleloaned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyloan
he, she, itloans

Past simpleLesson

all personsloaned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave loaned
he, she, ithas loaned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill loan

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • give temporarily; let have for a limited time:lend

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • for a loan
  • need a loan
  • get a loan
  • a loan from

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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