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1 lend itself to
(to be suitable for or adapt easily to: The play lends itself to performance by children.) egne seg (godt) til -
2 lend
lendpast tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) låne (ut)2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) gi, kaste et skjær over•1) låne, låne ut2) gi, forlene medlend a hand with something hjelpe til med noelend a helping hand rekke en hjelpende hånd, gi en hjelpende håndlend an\/one's ear to lytte til, høre pålend at interest låne ut mot rentelend itself to ( om ting) passe for, passe tilinnby tillend one's aid hjelpe tillend oneself to gå med på, samtykke til nedverdige seg til, få seg til, la seg bruke tillend one's name gi sitt navn tillend someone a hand gi noen en hjelpende hånd, hjelpe noenlend someone something låne noen noelend something to somebody låne noe bort til noen
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