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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bend
Phonetic Transcription : bɛnd



Definition of bend

Origin :
  • Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cf. Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").
  • Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending.
  • noun curve
  • verb form or cause a curve
  • verb persuade; influence
Example sentences :
  • Everywhere we see the vine, and with every bend we seem nearer the South.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • A compact little group of men rounded the bend and approached.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Here she anchored again, just round a bend of the river, and lay there for the night.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He rounded a bend of the road, and came full upon a remarkable vision.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • It was fair, and so long that when standing up she could tread on it and bend her head forward.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They dangle not down like spindles, but hang stiff and bend at the elbow.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • I cannot bend to Ormond, sir: to any body but him—any thing but that—my pride cannot stoop to that.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Of course, all these delays were calculated to discourage him and bend his will.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Pee-wee could see the imposing procession as far down as the bend.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Yet, it is my opinion, that you must bend a little; for he cannot bear to be thought slightly of.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

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