bend

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bend is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 3 Noun 3.1 See also

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛnd/

[change] Verb

Plain form bend

Third person singular bends

Simple past bent

Past participle bending

Present participle [[{{{5}}}]]

(transitive & intransitive)

1. To change the shape of an object so that it is not straight.

   The trees were bending in the wind.

[change] Noun

Singular bend

Plural bends

1. A curve.

   There's a bend in the road up ahead.

[change] See also

• the bends