/liːn/
Translation
To bend your body or move it so it rests against something.
Word origin
From Old English hleonian, meaning to bend or rest.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hleonian
Grammar
Examples
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Here "lean" means to rest your body against the wall.
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"Leans" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Leaned" is the past form of "lean".
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