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I have a pathological terror of falling through ice. I nearly drowned once. I fell off a boat and got a cramp, and was rescued by an oil-rig diver, a great bear of a man who simply leant into the water and scooped me out with one finger.
Jeremy Clarkson

Meaning of "leant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leant is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb leant in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LEANT

PRESENT

Present
I lean
you lean
he/she/it leans
we lean
you lean
they lean
Present continuous
I am leaning
you are leaning
he/she/it is leaning
we are leaning
you are leaning
they are leaning
Present perfect
I have leaned
you have leaned
he/she/it has leaned
we have leaned
you have leaned
they have leaned
Present perfect continuous
I have been leaning
you have been leaning
he/she/it has been leaning
we have been leaning
you have been leaning
they have been leaning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I leaned
you leaned
he/she/it leaned
we leaned
you leaned
they leaned
Past continuous
I was leaning
you were leaning
he/she/it was leaning
we were leaning
you were leaning
they were leaning
Past perfect
I had leaned
you had leaned
he/she/it had leaned
we had leaned
you had leaned
they had leaned
Past perfect continuous
I had been leaning
you had been leaning
he/she/it had been leaning
we had been leaning
you had been leaning
they had been leaning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lean
you will lean
he/she/it will lean
we will lean
you will lean
they will lean
Future continuous
I will be leaning
you will be leaning
he/she/it will be leaning
we will be leaning
you will be leaning
they will be leaning
Future perfect
I will have leaned
you will have leaned
he/she/it will have leaned
we will have leaned
you will have leaned
they will have leaned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been leaning
you will have been leaning
he/she/it will have been leaning
we will have been leaning
you will have been leaning
they will have been leaning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would leant
you would leant
he/she/it would leant
we would leant
you would leant
they would leant
Conditional continuous
I would be leaning
you would be leaning
he/she/it would be leaning
we would be leaning
you would be leaning
they would be leaning
Conditional perfect
I would have leant
you would have leant
he/she/it would have leant
we would have leant
you would have leant
they would have leant
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been leaning
you would have been leaning
he/she/it would have been leaning
we would have been leaning
you would have been leaning
they would have been leaning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lean
we let´s lean
you lean
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lean
Past participle
leaned
Present Participle
leaning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEANT


bent
bɛnt
Brent
brɛnt
cement
sɪˈmɛnt
cent
sɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
consent
kənˈsɛnt
content
ˈkɒntɛnt
dent
dɛnt
event
ɪˈvɛnt
extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
kent
kɛnt
meant
mɛnt
prevent
prɪˈvɛnt
rent
rɛnt
represent
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
sent
sɛnt
spent
spɛnt
tent
tɛnt
vent
vɛnt
went
wɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEANT

lean
lean manufacturing
lean on
lean over backwards
lean-burn
lean-burn engine
lean-to
Leander
leaning
Leaning Tower of Pisa
leanly
leanness
leap
leap of faith
leap second
leap year
leaper
leapfrog
leapfrogged
leapfrogging

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEANT

beauty pageant
chief master sergeant
creant
detective sergeant
drill sergeant
exigeant
flight sergeant
intransigeant
master sergeant
miscreant
pageant
permeant
platoon sergeant
recreant
senior master sergeant
sergeant
serjeant
staff sergeant
technical sergeant
well-meant

Synonyms and antonyms of leant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «leant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of leant
bend · favour · gravitate · heel · incline · prefer · prop · recline · repose · rest · slant · slope · tend · tilt · tip

Translation of «leant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEANT

Find out the translation of leant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偏向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acodada
570 millions of speakers

English

leant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتكأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прислонившись
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোয়াবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

penchée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelehnt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

을 leant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghiêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Leant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appoggiata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

притулившись
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lutade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEANT»

The term «leant» is regularly used and occupies the 86.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leant

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3 QUOTES WITH «LEANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leant.
1
Jeremy Clarkson
I have a pathological terror of falling through ice. I nearly drowned once. I fell off a boat and got a cramp, and was rescued by an oil-rig diver, a great bear of a man who simply leant into the water and scooped me out with one finger.
2
Celia Johnson
I'd have liked to have leant against walls in thrillers.
3
Kate Moss
Once I was walking from The Mercer in New York - because otherwise I don't walk anywhere - and this woman paparazzo who was following me fell over a fire hydrant and her whole tooth went through her lip. I leant over her, saying, 'Are you all right?' and she was still taking pictures.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEANT»

Discover the use of leant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conjugaison des verbes anglais irreguliers
Present présent Present continuous présent continu Present perfect passé composé  I lean  I am leaning  I have leant  You lean  You are leaning  You have leant  He leans  He is leaning  He has leant  We lean  We are ...
pierre elemento
2
Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield, Citizen of the world, ...
Ah! Leant. Undone. Croak. How do I look now ? Sir, I am your very humhle servant. Madam, I am yours. What, you. are going off, are you ? Then, first, if you please, take a word or two from me with you hefore you go. Tell me first where you are ...
Oliver Goldsmith, 1850
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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry Before 1600
LEANT,. THE”. SIR THOMAS WYATT (1557) This translation of a SONNET by PETRARCH, which is ascribed to SIR THOMAS WYATT both in its manuscript form (the Arundel manuscript) and in TOTTEL'S MISCELLANY (1557), carries with it a ...
Michelle M. Sauer, 2008
4
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
The children were leaning out of the window, o She leaned over the bridge to look at the boats passing beneath it. a He leant over to talk to me. □ You'll see better if you lean over a bit. 2 You lean on something when you rest on it for support; ...
‎1996
5
The provok'd husband, by Sir J. Vanbrugh and C. Cibber. The ...
Leant. Honeywood without ! Then, Sir, it was Mr. Honey wood that directed you hither. Croak. No, Sir, it was Mr. Honeywood conducted me hither. Leant. Is it possible? Croak. Possible! Why, he's in the house now, Sir. More anxious about me, ...
James Plumptre, 1812
6
Kidd's Own Journal: For Inter-communications on Natural ...
BLUE against the more blue Heavens Stood the mountain calm and still ; Two white angels, bending earthward, Leant upon the hill. Listening leant those silent angels ; And I also longed to hear— What sweet strain of earthly music Thus could ...
William Kidd, 1853
7
Thy Will Be Done: The Cherubim
Gem, now all attention, leant forward in her chair towards him, adding excitedly, “ So you know Remne? Who is she?” Henry held up his hand to stop the flood of questions about Remne; he saw that even Beth was getting quite animated.
Jacqueline Bell, 2012
8
Essays, Poems and Plays: With a Biographical Preface
Leant. Yes, sir ; I find you have kept your word with me. After such baseness, I wonder how you can venture to see the man you have injured. Honeyw. My dear Leontine, by my life, my honour — Leant. Peace, peace; for shame; and do not ...
Oliver Goldsmith, 1825
9
The Years:
She leant forward and looked at the stage. The dwarf was hammering at the sword. Hammer, hammer, hammer, he went with littleshort, sharp strokes. She listened. Themusic had changed.He,she thought, looking at the handsome boy, knows ...
Virginia Woolf, Philip Dossick, 2014
10
Behind His Scarf
Lucifer laid his knife and fork on the plates and then leant back. Eye examining Sakura's expression as she leant forward, joy pleasantly blooming, Lucifer smiled . “The same reason you wear your hair clip every day.” Lucifer grinned a smooth  ...
Stephanie Atkins, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Family values stand Alyssa Healy in good stead for women's Ashes …
I leant over the fence yelling for him to come and say hello, which he couldn't quite do given he was warming up for a Test match, though I ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Open Championship 2015: Spieth steps up title bid - CNN.com
So much so, that on the green, Spieth leant to his left in an attempt to coax Garcia's putt into the hole. When the Texan sank a testing putt for par ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
Girls' golf on the rise due to youth league, efforts of area courses …
Some names who have leant their time include former LPGA Tour member Allie Blomquist, former Future Tours player Chelsea Curtis, and ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Fynn - a Man Living His Davis Cup Dream
... be etched in Zimbabwe tennis folklore and the session they had on their backyard grass courts where the Black siblings leant their trade. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Questions raised over Baby Leo's $600K trust fund
Baby Leo was born in January in Armenia, and after a difficult birth, they leant baby Leo was Down Syndrome. It was then doctors issued her ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Catholic priest found guilty of common assault after giving child a …
... the teacher said: "Father Terrence positioned Peter in front of one of the Stations of the Cross … his back towards the altar … then leant down ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Teenager hit by Tube train 'lent over platform to look at mice' - Home …
A teenage girl has been left in a "critical" condition after being hit by a Tube train as she reportedly leant over the platform edge to look at mice ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Electric Pairings: From St Vincent to Bieber | NoisePorn
Ellie Goulding has leant her voice to s number of house and electronic artists to the success of their individual tracks, but being classified within ... «NoisePorn, Jul 15»
9
Japan scraps Zaha Hadid's Tokyo Olympic stadium design …
But, the worldwide community has leant in recent history that any U.S.-led meddling, with its close allies, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
10
Rocky Dawuni Spreads Message Of Unity And Hope, On Stage And …
To this end, Dawuni has leant his support over the years to causes such as the effort to eradicate the Guinea worm, AIDS prevention and ... «Capital Public Radio News, Jul 15»

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