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1. bend
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Bend
- overextend
- comprehend
- condescend
- transcend
- recommend
- landsend
- apprehend
- suspend
- reoffend
- pretend
- portend
- misspend
- extend
- expend
- echemende
- distend
- contend
- befriend
- yearend
- relend
- intend
- impend
- descend
- depend
- defend
- commend
- backend
- trend
- spend
- offend
How do you pronounce bend?
Pronounce bend as bɛnd.
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UK - How to pronounce bend in British English
Sentences with bend
1. Noun, singular or mass
Allow your left leg to float up behind you with a slight bend at your knee.
2. Verb, base form
Your bends should lie flat — do not bend the wire upward or downward when you are shaping it.
Quotes about bend
1. No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.
- Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby
2. Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
- Franz Kafka
3. Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
- Albert Camus
2. bend
verb. ['ˈbɛnd'] change direction.
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. bend
verb. ['ˈbɛnd'] cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form.
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. bend
verb. ['ˈbɛnd'] bend one's back forward from the waist on down.
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. bend
noun. ['ˈbɛnd'] curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. bend
noun. ['ˈbɛnd'] movement that causes the formation of a curve.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. bend
noun. ['ˈbɛnd'] a circular segment of a curve.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. bend
verb. ['ˈbɛnd'] turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest.
Etymology
- benden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bendan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
