prêter

Meaning

  1. to lend
  2. to attribute
  3. to lend itself to
  4. to go along with
  5. to borrow
  6. to provide, to give

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʁɛ.te/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French preter, prester, from Old French prester, from Latin praestāre. Cognate with Italian prestare, Norman prêter, Portuguese prestar, Romanian presta, Spanish prestar.

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