bend

CEFRB1

/bɛnd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    form a curve.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To become curved.

Examples

  • We will not bend to the will of a tyrant.

  • I can't bend my right arm.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cause to change direction.

  2. To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

  3. To change direction.

More examples

In context

  • If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.

  • Look at the trees bending in the wind.

  • A sharp bend in the road

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Origin

verb

From Middle English benden, from Old English bendan (“to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, tie”). Cognate with Middle High German benden (“to fetter”), Danish bænde (“to bend”), Norwegian bende (“to bend”), Faroese benda (“to bend, inflect”), Icelandic benda (“to bend”). Related to bind, band, bond.