Leant

Word LEANT
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈlɛnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Leant"

What do we mean by leant?

An occasional preterit and past participle of lean. noun

Simple past tense and past participle of lean. verb

To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.

Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.

To hang outwards.

To press against.

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The word "leant" in example sentences

They leant from the ambulance excitedly as the lights of the streets flashed past them, saw windows piled with pale bricks of butter, bars of chocolates, tins of preserved strawberries, and jams. ❋ Unknown (1920)

She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee. ❋ Gyles Brandreth (2009)

Its iron-hard arms were on either side, and the carelessly held sword leant against his neck as it shook its head slowly. ❋ Cherryh, C. J. (1992)

Mischa Barton: I think that when playing a character so sadistic, that any climate can be a challenge, but since Shelby is so cold-hearted, the freezing temperatures kind of leant itself to getting more in tune with the character. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then when this lady stopped walking she was all "leant" over in her shoes ... * sigh* ❋ Unknown (2008)

I subsequently devoured a bunch more before switching to fantasy when my primary school headmistress, realising how ahead of the curve I was in reading skills, leant me her copy of The Hobbit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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