The difference between Contribute and Lend
When used as verbs, contribute means to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole, whereas lend means to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
Lend is also noun with the meaning: the lumbar region.
check bellow for the other definitions of Contribute and Lend
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Contribute as a verb (ambitransitive):
To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
Examples:
"to contribute money to a church fund"
"to contribute articles to a journal"
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Lend as a noun (anatomy, UK, _, dialectal):
The lumbar region; loin.
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Lend as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, of a person or animal):
The loins; flank; buttocks.
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Lend as a verb (transitive):
To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
Examples:
"I will only lend you my car if you fill up the tank."
"I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day."
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Lend as a verb (intransitive):
To make a loan.
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Lend as a verb (reflexive):
To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
Examples:
"Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily."
"The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation."
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Lend as a verb:
To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Examples:
"Can you lend me some assistance?"
"The famous director lent his name to the new film."
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Lend as a verb (proscribed):
To borrow.