Usage Note
Prestir is not a standard Spanish word; the verb meaning 'to lend' is prestar. The phrase prestar atención ('to pay attention') is a common idiom worth knowing alongside the basic lending sense.
Examples
"¿Me puedes prestir tu bolígrafo?"
Natural Translation
Can you lend me your pen?

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