Lean Definition
- disregard
- forget
- straighten
- dislike
- not like
- be disinclined
- to pressure, as by using influence or through intimidation
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Lean
Origin of Lean
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From Middle English lenen (“to lean"), from Old English hleonian, hlinian (“to lean, recline, lie down, rest"), from Proto-Germanic *hlinōnÄ… (“to lean, incline"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. Cognate via Proto-Germanic with Middle Dutch lenen (“to lean"), German lehnen (“to lean"); via Proto-Indo-European with climate, cline.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English lene (“lean"), from Old English hlÇ£ne (“lean"), perhaps from Old English hlÇ£nan (“to cause to lean", in the sense of "to cause to bend or lean due to hunger or lack of food"), from Proto-Germanic *hlainijanÄ… (“to cause to lean"). If so, then related to Old English hlinian, hleonian (“to lean").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English lenen from Old English hleonian klei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Icelandic leyna?; akin to German word for "deny". Compare lie (“speak falsely").
From Wiktionary
Middle English lene from Old English hlǣne
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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