bend

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
bend

Third-person singular
bends

Past tense
bent

Past participle
bent

Present participle
bending

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

Noun[change]

Singular
bend

Plural
bends

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

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