bend — to curve or cause something to curve
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to curve or cause something to curve
Pronunciation (IPA): /bend/
Example Sentences
- My grandpa can still bend down to tie his shoes, but he groans like a rusty door.
- The spoon bent when I tried to scoop the frozen ice cream.
- She can bend her thumb backwards so far that it freaks everyone out.
bend
VERB[/bend/]
to curve or cause something to curve
The blacksmith heats the iron rod and bends it into a perfect horseshoe curve.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'bendan' meaning 'to bend or draw a bow,' related to Proto-Germanic *bandjan. The word is connected to the concept of tension and curvature.
Breakdown
bend (verb) - a single morpheme with no productive prefixes or suffixes in its base form; the root word comes from Old English and cannot be further decomposed into meaningful component parts
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandpa can still bend down to tie his shoes, but he groans like a rusty door.”
“The spoon bent when I tried to scoop the frozen ice cream.”
“She can bend her thumb backwards so far that it freaks everyone out.”
“The river bends to the left after the old bridge.”
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