Meaning of lend itself to | Babel Free

Definitions

To be suitable for; be amenable to.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The belief in a romantic chaos lends itself to pessimism, but it also lends itself to absolute self-assertion.”

“A secondary protective device used near Greystones consists in the planting of bent grass and sea couch grass to aid reclamation of certain areas. Unfortunately, bent grass lends itself to the formation of dunes, which are very vulnerable. Sea couch grass has proved the best so far.”

CEFR level