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Plural of bend

regular plural

The plural of bend is bends.

Forms of bend

Singularbend /bɛnd/
Pluralbends /bɛndz/
Countablecountable

Bends in a sentence

  • The road bends to the right.
  • A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends.
  • A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.From the entry antagonist
  • Down the hill and round the bends, Thomas and his friends.From the entry round the bend
  • When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.From the entry impact

Meaning of bend

  1. verb To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
  2. verb To become curved.
  3. verb To cause to change direction.

Full definition of bend

Questions about the plural of bend

What is the plural of bend?
The plural of bend is bends.
Is bend countable?
Bend is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bend (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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