/bend/
Translation
To make something curved, or to move your body so it is not straight.
Word origin
From Old English bendan, meaning to bind or draw a bow into a curve.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- bendan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
elbow.
Here "bend" means to move your arm so it is not straight.
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"Bent" is the past form of "bend".
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"Bends" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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