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lent

verb · Lent noun
LENT/lɛnt/

5 meanings of lent

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of lend. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    My neighbor lent me his ladder for the weekend.

    I have lent that book to three friends already.

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  2. 2
    noun · Lentuncountable
    The weeks before Easter, when Christians often give up some foods or treats for a while.

    I'm giving up candy for Lent this year.

    Our church has a soup lunch every Friday in Lent.

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Less common meanings

  1. 3
    nounUK
    Short for Lent term. At some British universities and schools, it is the term from January to March.
  2. 4
    nounMyanmar
    In Buddhism, a special time of religious practice during the rainy season, also called vassa.
  3. 5
    proper noun
    A last name passed down in families.

lent is a form of lend

lend, verb: To let someone use something of yours for a while, expecting to get it back. Full entry

Forms
lendlends he/she/itlending -ing formlent past tense, past participle
Spelling
lend → lent: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

It comes from an old English word for spring, the season when the days get longer.