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lean
/liːn/

lean

🇺🇸 American English
/liːn/
🇬🇧 British English
/liːn/
Meaning of lean

to bend or incline your body or something

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Pronunciation/liːn/
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How important is this wordoften
lean

When to use lean

lean forward

sich nach vorn lehnen

lean back

sich zurücklehnen

lean over

sich über etwas lehnen

lean against

sich anlehnen

lean to one side

zu einer Seite lehnen

lean usage examples

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

He leaned forward to read the sign.

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

Please lean your chair back a little.

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cookkochen
changesich ändern
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followfolgen
removeentfernen
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How to pronounce lean and what this word means

lean translation: наклоняться. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce lean

/liːn/

lean translation

наклоняться

lean examples

He leaned forward to read the sign.

lean transcription

/liːn/, /liːn/

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lean meaning: what does it mean?

to bend or incline your body or something

lean pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

lean is pronounced as /liːn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

lean definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He leaned forward to read the sign. Translation: Он наклонился вперёд, чтобы прочитать знак.

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