lean in Arabic
مَالَ māla
/ˈliːn/
lean in Arabic: مَالَ (māla), اِسْتَنَدَ (istanada), اِتَّكَأَ (ittakaʔa). In English, lean means to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
Arabic words for lean
- to incline
- مَالَ māla
- to rest or rely upon for support
- اِسْتَنَدَ istanada, اِتَّكَأَ ittakaʔa
English meaning of lean
- verb To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- verb To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- verb To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.
- verb To hang outwards.
lean in a sentence
- She leaned out of the window.
- I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.
- The Hispanic vote leans Democratic.
Synonyms of lean
lean in other languages
Questions about lean in Arabic
- What is the meaning of lean in Arabic?
- Lean in Arabic is مَالَ (māla), اِسْتَنَدَ (istanada), اِتَّكَأَ (ittakaʔa).
- ما معنى كلمة lean؟
- Lean: مَالَ (māla), اِسْتَنَدَ (istanada), اِتَّكَأَ (ittakaʔa).
- What does lean mean in English?
- Lean means to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
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