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41Lent — Lend Lend (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the… …
42Lent — noun Etymology: Middle English lente springtime, Lent, from Old English lencten; akin to Old High German lenzin spring Date: 13th century the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant… …
43lent — [[t]le̱nt[/t]] Lent is the past tense and past participle of lend …
44Lent — UK [lent] / US the period of 40 days before Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday, when some Christians stop eating or doing something that they enjoy Derived word: Lenten adjective …
45lent — UK [lent] / US the past tense and past participle of lend …
46Lent — [[t]lɛnt[/t]] n. rel (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME lente(n), OE lencten, lengten spring,… …
47lent — /lɛnt / (say lent) verb past tense and past participle of lend …
48Lent — ; Lenten This word (from Old English for spring ) refers to the liturgical season of forty days that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes with the celebration of the Easter Triduum. Lent, a commemoration of the forty days that Jesusfasted in …
49lent — Qui est Lent de nature, Cunctans, Lentus …
50lent — a, lènt, o adj. et n. lente ; lambin …
