What is the difference between Lend and Land?




What is the difference between Lend and Land? :


Lend : (verb)

( 1 ) Give or allow use of something temporarily

Can you lend me hundred rupees?


( 2 ) Contribute or add something to something

His presence lent dignity to the occasion.

A little garlic lends flavor to a sauce.



Land : (noun)

( 1 ) Solid part of the earth’s surface

They traveled over the land for ten kilometers.


( 2 ) Ground or soil as used for a particular purpose

Do you have arable land?



Land : (verb)

( 1 ) Go on land from a ship

We landed at Mumbai.


( 2 ) Bring an aircraft down to the ground

The pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.


( 3 ) Come down to the ground

We shall be landing at Delhi airport shortly.


( 4 ) Succeed in obtaining something against strong competition

He landed in a good job.











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