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The correct spelling is lent.
How to pronounce lent
noun
IPA: /lɛnt/
Say it like: Len-t
The correct spelling is lent. A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. For example: "Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent."
Usage Examples
“Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent.”
“I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day.”
“Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
- 2.The second term of the academic year at some British schools.
verb
- 1.To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- 2.To make a loan.
- 3.To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- 4.To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- 5.To borrow.
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