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bends over

bends over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bend over.

Meaning of bend over

Verb

bend over (third-person singular simple present bends over, present participle bending over, simple past and past participle bent over)

  1. (intransitive) To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
    • I had to bend over to see all the way down there.
    Synonyms:
    stoop
  2. (intransitive) To act submissively.
    • You really bend over when the boss comes calling, don't you?

Questions about bends over

What is bends over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bends over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bend over.

Words near bends over in the dictionary

  1. bends dexter
  2. bends down
  3. bends it like Beckham
  4. bends one off
  5. bends one's elbow
  6. bends over
  7. bends over backward
  8. bends over backwards
  9. bends sinister
  10. bends someone's ear
  11. bends someone's will

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