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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
lend (out)/ nuance?
lend
~ (out) sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth
When I look up the word "lend" in my dictionary, it gives the information above.
So it means I can say either "I've lent the car to a friend" or "I've lent out the car to a friend" without the meaning change, right?
But I was wondering if there's a slight change of nuance, e.g, the second one may imply that he didn't want to lend his car to his friend but his friend bagged him for it. So he says to someone "I didn't want to lend my car to my friend but I've just lent it OUT."
Is my guess correct?
~ (out) sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth
When I look up the word "lend" in my dictionary, it gives the information above.
So it means I can say either "I've lent the car to a friend" or "I've lent out the car to a friend" without the meaning change, right?
But I was wondering if there's a slight change of nuance, e.g, the second one may imply that he didn't want to lend his car to his friend but his friend bagged him for it. So he says to someone "I didn't want to lend my car to my friend but I've just lent it OUT."
Is my guess correct?
Top answer
No, you have the wrong idea. Broadly speaking, I tend to associate 'lend out' with some kind of business arrangement, often where money is paid by customers and the item is lent to on person and then another and another. eg This store lends out chain-saws.
- No, you have the wrong idea.
- Broadly speaking, I tend to associate 'lend out' with some kind of business arrangement, often where money is paid by customers and the item is lent to on person and then another and another.
- eg This store lends out chain-saws.
- A related phrase here is 'rents out'.
- But there is no very specific and detailed meaning.
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No, you have the wrong idea.
Broadly speaking, I tend to associate 'lend out' with some kind of business arrangement, often where money is paid by customers and the item is lent to on person and then another and another.
eg This store lends out chain-saws.
Broadly speaking, I tend to associate 'lend out' with some kind of business arrangement, often where money is paid by customers and the item is lent to on person and then another and another.
eg This store lends out chain-saws.
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