leant

[lent]

verb

Chiefly British.

1. a past participle and simple past tense of lean.

leant

/ lɛnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of lean 1

Example Sentences

Then he leant closer and told me he didn't have to worry: "Rick will save me."

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Harvey leant into the nearby cafeteria, looked at his attacker for a final time, then stepped back into the courtyard, looked down at his chest and collapsed to the floor.

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It leant the audience a discerning sense of agency, as we could control the show but only to a point.

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Instead, Germany leant particularly heavily on the US for its security.

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"Mentality monsters" has been their tag in recent times and they leant on that numerous times again this season.

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