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Borrow / Lend / Loan

Lend        Used only as a verb and is sometimes synonymous with the word 'loan'.

               It means  to allow someone to use something temporarily : Banks lend money.

               'Lend' can also be used figuratively: Lend me your ears = Listen to me.

Loan        'Loan' is most commonly used as a noun.

               It usually refers to a sum of money that we must pay back with interest:

               I'm going to take out a loan at the bank.

               We can also use it as a verb (the opposite of 'borrow'): Yes, I will loan you the laptop.

               (Note: 'Loan' is also used as a synonym for 'lend' in North American English.)

Borrow    It means using something that belongs to someone  with the intention of returning it:

              I need to borrow some money.

             BORROW means 'to take' while LEND / LOAN mean 'to give'.

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1. My friend lendborrowslent me 100 dollars and I must pay it back soon.
2. We can loanedborrowlendloan money from a bank to buy this big house.
3. When I need money, I can borrowlendlentloan some from a friend.
4. It will take you four years to repay your student lentloanborrowlend.
5. Has he returned that newspaper you borrowedlentlend him?
6. Yes, we will loanborrowloanedlent you our car but we want to get it back next week.
7. The book he lentborrowedloan me was very interesting and made me want to read more.
8. We got a home lendborrowsloan from our bank to buy this apartment.
9. Someone has borrowedlentloans my bicycle without asking. Now I must clean the mud off.
10. Could you borrowlendlent me some money until next Monday?
11. Ted often borrowslendsloan money to his younger brother.
12. - How much have you borrowlentborrowed from your grandparents? - Not too much.
13. That bank loanedborrowedlend me enough to buy a big house.
14. - How can I get a car loanlendloaned from the bank? - First of all, you must find a good job.
15. Never lendborrowloaned your toothbrush to anybody.