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lean towards

lean towards verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.

Verb

lean towards (third-person singular simple present leans towards, present participle leaning towards, simple past and past participle leaned towards or leant towards)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.
  2. (transitive) To favor in a decision.

Forms of lean towards

third-person singular presentleans towards
present participleleaning towards
past participleleaned towards
pastleaned towards
past participleleant towards
pastleant towards

Questions about lean towards

What does lean towards mean?
Lean towards means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.
What part of speech is lean towards?
Lean towards is a verb.
What is the past tense of lean towards?
The past tense of lean towards is leaned towards.

Words near lean towards in the dictionary

  1. lean nitrogen oxide trap
  2. lean nitrogen oxide traps
  3. lean on
  4. lean over backwards
  5. lean thinking
  6. lean towards
  7. lean'd
  8. lean, finely textured beef
  9. lean-back
  10. lean-backs
  11. lean-burn

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