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- [bend]
- /bɛnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bend]
- /bɛnd/
Definitions of bend word
- verb bend When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend. 3
- verb bend When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards. 3
- verb bend When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight. 3
- verb bend If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it. 3
- verb bend When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle. 3
- countable noun bend A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it. 3
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Origin of bend
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English benden (v.) Old English bendan to bind, bend (a bow); cognate with Middle High German benden, Old Norse benda; akin to Old Norse band band. See band3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bend
noun bend
- bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
verb bend
- flex — to bend, as a part of the body: He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.
- crouch — If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
- incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
Antonyms for bend
noun bend
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
verb bend
- straighten — make straight
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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