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lent

Definition

noun: a period of 40 days before Easter during which many Christians do not eat certain foods or do certain pleasurable activities as a way of remembering the suffering of Jesus Christ
noun: the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
past tense and past participle of 'lend'
synonyms: slow, mild, gentle

Examples

I 'lent' our ladder to the neighbors.
the 'Lenten' season

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(..) Ow! Debit card, name of... S Holmes. Take my card. Yes, that's not actually mine. He lent that to me. And a cheque for ' made out in the name of Mr Sherlock Holmes. Yeah, he gave me that to look after. Tickets from the theatre collected by you, name of Holmes. (..)
2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Blind Banker Season: 1 Episode 2