The children leaned on each other for help and comfort.
Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince.
The Spanish teacher had to lean on the school principal to get new textbooks for the class.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
lean on something — lean on (someone/something) 1. to depend on someone or something. The children leaned on each other for help and comfort. Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince. 2. to put pressure on… … New idioms dictionary
lean on — (someone/something) 1. to depend on someone or something. The children leaned on each other for help and comfort. Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince. 2. to put pressure on someone or… … New idioms dictionary
lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lean on — verb rest on for support (Freq. 6) you can lean on me if you get tired • Syn: ↑rest on, ↑lean against • Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑adjoin, ↑meet, ↑contact … Useful english dictionary
lean on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lean on : present tense I/you/we/they lean on he/she/it leans on present participle leaning on past tense leaned on or leant on past participle leaned on or leant on 1) lean on someone to depend on someone… … English dictionary
lean on — or lean upon 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone or lean upon them, you depend on them for support and encouragement. [V P n] She leaned on him to help her to solve her problems. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone, you try to influence… … English dictionary
lean on — informal put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. → lean lean on rely on or derive support from. → lean … English new terms dictionary
lean — [[t]li͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ leans, leaning, leaned, leant, leaner, leanest (American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant.) 1) VERB When you lean in a particular direction, you… … English dictionary
lean — lean1 S3 [li:n] v past tense and past participle leaned or leant [lent] especially BrE [: Old English; Origin: hleonian] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction lean forward/back/over etc ▪ They… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lean — 1 verb past tense and past participle leaned or leant, especially BrE 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move or bend your body in a particular direction (+ forward/back etc): Robert was leaning forward, talking to the people in front. | They… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
