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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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noun not straight: There was a bend in the pipe. verb not straight: Please bend your arm.
Simple Definitions
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verb ADV. slightly | quickly, swiftly | backwards, forwards | down, over I bent down and tied my shoelace. | close, nearer Sarah bent close to him. | double I had to bend double to get under the table. PREP. at Avoid bending at the waist when lifting heavy objects. | towards He came closer and bent towards her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BEND, Also see AROUND THE BEND; CROOK (BEND) ONE'S ELBOW; ON BENDED KNEE. Also see under BENT.
American Heritage Idioms
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bend adjectives a sharp/tight bend (= a curve that changes direction suddenly ) • That road sign means you are approaching a sharp bend. a hairpin bend (= a very sharp bend in which a road changes direction, usually on a mountain ) • The road wound up the mountain in a series of hairpin bends. a slight/gentle/wide bend (= that changes direction slightly or gradually ) • Ahead of us there was a wide bend in the river. a blind bend (= that you cannot see around when you are driving ) • Never overtake another car on a blind bend. a left-hand/right-hand bend (= going towards the left or the right ) • Take the turning just after the left-hand bend in the road. verbs come around/round the bend • Suddenly a motorbike came around the bend at top speed. round the bend • He rounded the bend much too fast.
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noun ADJ. gentle, slight, wide | hairpin, sharp, tight Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat. | dangerous | blind mountain roads with steep gradients and blind bends | left-hand, right-hand | final (= in a race) He had a winning lead off the final bend. QUANT. series a series of dangerous bends VERB + BEND come round, negotiate, round, take, turn He slowed down to negotiate the bend. PREP. around/round a/the ~ The car vanished round a bend. | into a/the ~ I inched the car into the bend. | off a/the ~ He came off the bend in the lead. | on a/the ~ Slow down on the tight bends. | ~ in a wide bend in the river
Oxford Collocations Dictionary