bend - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form bend Third-person singular bends Past tense bent Past participle bent Present participle bending

someone bending a ruler

  1. (transitive & intransitive) To change the shape of an object so that it is not straight.
    The trees were bending in the wind.

Noun

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Singular bend Plural bends
  1. (countable) A curve.
    There's a bend in the road up ahead.

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