Слово англійською: lean
Дієслово
Переклад lean українською: клонитися, опиратися, похилитися, спиратися
Детальний опис
- [intransitive] lean (+ adv./prep.) to bend or move from a straight position to a sloping position
- I leaned back in my chair.
- She leaned forward and whispered something in his ear.
- He leaned over and kissed her.
- She leaned in to listen.
- A man was leaning out of the window.
- The tower is leaning dangerously.
- [intransitive] to rest on or against something for support
- lean against something A shovel was leaning against the wall.
- lean on something The man was leaning heavily on a stick.
- [transitive] to make something rest against something in a sloping position
- lean something against something Can I lean my bike against the wall?
- She leaned her head against his shoulder.
- lean something on something He leaned his elbows on the table and sighed.
- She sat down and leaned her chin on her right hand.
Word Originverb Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein.
Idioms bend/lean over backwards (to do something)
- to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair
- I've bent over backwards to help him.
Phrasal Verbs- lean in
- lean into
- lean on
- lean to
- lean toward
- lean towards