bend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bɛnd/

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Verb

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

Singular bend

Plural bends

1. (countable) A curve.

   There's a bend in the road up ahead.

Related words

• the bends