[{"word":"lent","phonetic":"/lɛnt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/lɛnt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent."},{"definition":"The second term of the academic year at some British schools.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["Lenten","Lententide","Quadragesima","season","Great Lent","Lent term"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day."},{"definition":"To make a loan.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be suitable or applicable, to fit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily."},{"definition":"To afford; to grant or furnish in general.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Can you lend me some assistance?"},{"definition":"To borrow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["borrow"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lent","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lend","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lent"]}]