An in-house study has lent credence to the complaints of poor and impersonal service.
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This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lend plausibility to something — lend credence/plausibility/weight/to something phrase to make an opinion or idea seem more correct An in house study has lent credence to the complaints of poor and impersonal service. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym … Useful english dictionary
lend support to something — lend supˈport, ˈweight, ˈcredence, etc. to sth idiom to make sth seem more likely to be true or genuine • This latest evidence lends support to her theory. Main entry: ↑lendidiom … Useful english dictionary
lend — W3S3 [lend] v past tense and past participle lent [lent] [: Old English; Origin: lAnan, from lAn; LOAN1] 1.) a) [T] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time →↑borrow lend sth to sb ▪ I lent my CD p … Dictionary of contemporary English
lend — /lend/ verb past tense and past participle lent /lent/ 1 MONEY/CAR/BOOK ETC a) (T) to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give you back later: lend sb sth: I wish I d never lent him my car. | Can you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lend — To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an interest fee. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * lend lend [lend] verb lent PTandPP [lent] 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING … Financial and business terms
lend — To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an interest fee . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * lend lend [lend] verb lent PTandPP [lent] 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING if a bank… … Financial and business terms
lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… … English dictionary
weight — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ weights, weighting, weighted 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight?... This… … English dictionary
back something up — can you back up that statement with any real evidence? Syn: substantiate, corroborate, confirm, support, bear out, endorse, bolster, reinforce, lend weight to … Thesaurus of popular words
