lean
verb (used without object)
to incline or bend from a vertical position.
had leant
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past perfectof lean.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Group member Shamira Scott agreed the group had leant on one another.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
John Griffith-Jones was asked at a Treasury Select Committee hearing whether the Treasury had leant on the FCA or undermined its independence.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2016
That crash, which left banks unable to collect money they had leant, led to the Great Depression.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2014
"Portrait of Wally" - which pictures Valerie "Wally" Neuzil, a woman Schiele knew and used as a model - was among more than 100 works the Leopold Foundation had leant to MoMA.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2010
You had leant over the still pool of some Greek woodland, and seen in the water's silent silver the marvel of your own face.
From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar
