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- [leen]
- /lin/
- /liːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leen]
- /lin/
Definitions of leaned word
- verb without object leaned to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 1
- verb without object leaned to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned sharply before renovation. 1
- verb without object leaned to incline in feeling, opinion, action, etc.: to lean toward socialism. 1
- verb without object leaned to rest against or on something for support: to lean against a wall. 1
- verb without object leaned to depend or rely (usually followed by on or upon): someone he could lean on in an emergency. 1
- verb with object leaned to incline or bend: He leaned his head forward. 1
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Origin of leaned
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lenen, Old English hleonian, hlinian; cognate with G. lehnen; akin to Latin clīnāre to incline, Greek klī́nein
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Parts of speech for Leaned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leaned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
leaned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leaned
noun leaned
adjective leaned
- spared — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- bared — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- shadowed — of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
- stilted — stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
verb leaned
- bowed — Something that is bowed is curved.
- drifted — Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
- nodded — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- propped — to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
Antonyms for leaned
adjective leaned
- fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
verb leaned
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
- forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
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