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leaned towards

leaned towards is the simple past and past participle of lean towards.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about leaned towards

What is leaned towards the simple past and past participle of?
Leaned towards is the simple past and past participle of lean towards.

Words near leaned towards in the dictionary

  1. leaned
  2. leaned in
  3. leaned into
  4. leaned on
  5. leaned over backwards
  6. leaned towards
  7. leanenesse
  8. leaner
  9. leaner and meaner
  10. leaners
  11. leanest

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