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leant in

leant in is the simple past and past participle of lean in.

Meaning of lean in

Verb

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

  1. To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.
  2. (figuratively) To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation.
    • We need to find a way for women to not drop out, but to lean in to their careers and give them the flexibility they need to stay in the workforce.2011, Sheryl Sandberg, Forrestal Lecture at the United States Naval Academy.
  3. (figuratively) To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others.

Questions about leant in

What is leant in the simple past and past participle of?
Leant in is the simple past and past participle of lean in.

Words near leant in in the dictionary

  1. leans on
  2. leans over backwards
  3. leans towards
  4. leansome
  5. leant
  6. leant in
  7. leant into
  8. leant on
  9. leant over backwards
  10. leant towards
  11. leanto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leant in (page history and authors); lean in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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