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Leant meaning

simple past and past participle of lean

Using Leant

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of lean
  • In the example corpus, leant often appears in combinations such as: leant on, leant the, and leant.

Context around Leant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reportedly 1× christmas 1× half 1× tugendhat 1× barclay 1× umpires 1×

Often after:

forward 1× uppingham 1× heavily 1× friends 1× though 1× towards 1×

Sentence patterns with Leant

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a leant on an 1× and they leant on foulke 1× as i leant forward for 1× constable barclay leant out to 1× cooper reportedly leant on scotland 1× curtain half leant on a 1× exiled and leant towards the 1× family it leant the series 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after that london 1× backed by affluent 1× campbell started slipping 1× deep in concentration 1× father christmas leant 1× he athanasius even 1×

Common sentence endings:

and avoid dispute 1× attendances and attention 1× developed a lot 1× for the evening 1× gdp on defence 1× got him aboard 1×

Words around Leant

Just before it in the word index:

leans 250 leanpath 2 leano 3 leanness 7 leanne 150 leannation 2

Just after it in the word index:

leap 998 leaped 97 leaper 18 leapers 4 leapfrog 87 leapfrogged 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Leant

  • In this selection, "leant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reportedly, christmas, half, forward, uppingham and heavily stand out and add context to how "leant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a leant on an and and they leant on foulke. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leant" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Tacit skills are leant though seeing other speaking. (8 words)

How I wish politicians were like our leant friends. (9 words)

Father Christmas leant Uppingham a few of his reindeers for the evening. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

I think it was a shrewd manoeuvre to demonstrate to the world that Scotland (recall that the primary target is world opinion) has not sought confrontation for its own sake, but has, rather, leant over backwards to be cooperative, mature and avoid dispute. (43 words)

Mr Tugendhat leant heavily on his experience as a soldier and as security minister, devoting a section of his speech to foreign affairs and saying he would set out a plan to spend 3% of GDP on defence. (38 words)

This made it all the more relatable when the characters celebrated the holidays like a normal family; it leant the series a sense of authenticity, because the characters’ experiences represented realistic anxieties about the holiday season. (36 words)

Example sentences (17)

I think it was a shrewd manoeuvre to demonstrate to the world that Scotland (recall that the primary target is world opinion) has not sought confrontation for its own sake, but has, rather, leant over backwards to be cooperative, mature and avoid dispute.

This made it all the more relatable when the characters celebrated the holidays like a normal family; it leant the series a sense of authenticity, because the characters’ experiences represented realistic anxieties about the holiday season.

We leant into loungewear during lockdown but we're not a loungewear brand anymore, we've developed a lot.

After that, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reportedly leant on Scotland Yard to reverse its decision – while both had accepted freebie tickets to see the star perform.

Deep in concentration, I took a breath as I leant forward for a position – an inflatable ball in one hand while stretching one leg out behind me.

Father Christmas leant Uppingham a few of his reindeers for the evening.

I chose to write for a chamber section made up of strings, woodwind, piano, harp and horn, and a leant on an unsettling 4-chord progression that becomes familiar when things are not OK.

It was leant that Nwosu was sacked over an alleged governor's dwindling image, especially with next year's governorship election approaching.

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Meisel, normally a bastion of polish, opted for a rough-and-ready shoot, in which a tank-topped Moss posed before a pine curtain, half leant on a ladder.

Mr Tugendhat leant heavily on his experience as a soldier and as security minister, devoting a section of his speech to foreign affairs and saying he would set out a plan to spend 3% of GDP on defence.

Campbell started slipping from the harness and Constable Barclay leant out to the end of his safety line, bear-hugged him, and somehow got him aboard.

Backed by affluent founders Gus and Joseph Mears, Chelsea knew how to play the PR machine, and they leant on Foulke's legend to boost attendances and attention.

How I wish politicians were like our leant friends.

Tory has leant the jacket to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to be put on display in the arena.

Tacit skills are leant though seeing other speaking.

He, Athanasius, even suffered an unjust excommunication from Pope Liberius (325–366) who was exiled and leant towards the Arians, until he was allowed back to the See of Rome.

They had four-ball overs, the umpires leant on their staves (which the batters had to touch to complete a run), and the scorers sat on a mound making notches.

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Common combinations with leant

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leant" in a sentence?
An example: "I think it was a shrewd manoeuvre to demonstrate to the world that Scotland (recall that the primary target is world opinion) has not sought confrontation for its own sake, but has, rather, leant over backwards to be cooperative, mature and avoid dispute." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "leant" from authentic English texts.
What does "leant" mean?
Leant means: simple past and past participle of lean
How many example sentences with "leant" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "leant", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.