bend
/bend/verb
उच्चारण बेन्ड
झुकना; झुकाना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (down/over/forward)
to lean, or to make the top part of your body lean, forwards or backwards
झुकना; झुकाना
- She bent down to pick up the pen.
- He bent over the book.
- Bend forward and touch your toes slowly.
+ 3 more examples
- He bent over the desk to read the small print.
- The tall man had to bend down to enter the low doorway.
- Grandfather bent to touch the elder's feet.
Synonyms stoop bow lean crouch incline
Opposite straighten stand up
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to become, or to make something become, curved or no longer straight
मुड़ना, टेढ़ा होना; मोड़ना
- Bend your knees.
- The road bends to the left.
- He bent the iron rod with his bare hands.
+ 4 more examples
- The branch bent under the weight of the mangoes.
- Bend your arm and then straighten it again.
- The path bends sharply to the right after the temple.
- The metal pipe was bent out of shape in the accident.
Synonyms curve twist turn arch flex
Opposite straighten unbend
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[T] ~ sth
to change rules to suit a particular situation
(नियमों को) तोड़-मरोड़ना, ढील देना
- The principal bent the rules and let him sit the exam late.
- The officer refused to bend the rules for his own relatives.
- Officials are not allowed to bend the law for their friends.
+ 2 more examples
- The school will not bend its rules for any student.
- Can you bend the deadline a little for me, sir?
Synonyms stretch twist relax distort
Opposite enforce keep to
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[C]
a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
मोड़, घुमाव
- a sharp bend in the road
- The river makes a wide bend near the village.
- The bus slowed down at a dangerous bend on the hill road.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a bend in the river just beyond the village.
- The driver took the bend too fast and skidded.
Synonyms curve turn corner angle loop
Opposite straight
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bend (irregular): bend, bent, bent
The past tense and past participle are both bent, never bended in standard English.
Past tense और past participle दोनों 'bent' हैं; मानक अंग्रेज़ी में 'bended' नहीं लिखा जाता।
- He bent the wire into a hook.
- The branches have bent under the weight of the fruit.
bend + down / over / forward
Use down, over or forward to show the direction; the person bends over a thing or down to reach it.
दिशा बताने के लिए down, over या forward का प्रयोग होता है; व्यक्ति किसी चीज़ पर झुकता है या उसे उठाने नीचे झुकता है।
- She bent down to touch her grandmother's feet.
- He bent over his desk and kept writing.
bend the rules / the truth
To bend the rules means to allow an exception; to bend the truth is to say something not quite honest.
'Bend the rules' का अर्थ अपवाद की अनुमति देना है; 'bend the truth' का अर्थ पूरी तरह सच न कहना है।
- The officer refused to bend the rules for his friend.
a bend in the road (noun)
As a noun, bend is a curve in a road or river; use in or around.
Noun के रूप में 'bend' सड़क या नदी का मोड़ है; in या around का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is a sharp bend in the road near the school.
- The bus slowed at the bend.
+Collocations 4
adverb + bend
slowlysharplyeasilyslightlygently
- The road bends sharply to the left near the temple.
bend + noun
a rulea kneean armthe trutha spoon
- Bend your knees before you lift the heavy bag.
adjective + bend
sharpblindhairpingentletight
- Drivers must slow down at the blind bend.
idioms
bend over backwardsround the bendbend sb's earbend to sb's will
- She bent over backwards to help her new classmates.
“More examples 5
- The river bends towards the east near the village.
नदी गाँव के पास पूर्व की ओर मुड़ती है।
- Radhika bent to pick up the fallen books.
राधिका गिरी हुई किताबें उठाने के लिए झुकी।
- Steel bars bend when the heat is high enough.
पर्याप्त गर्मी में स्टील की छड़ें मुड़ जाती हैं।
- The old man was bent with age but still walked daily.
बूढ़ा आदमी उम्र से झुका हुआ था, फिर भी रोज़ चलता था।
- You may bend the rules once, but not every day.
आप एक बार नियम में ढील दे सकते हैं, हर दिन नहीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He bended the iron rod yesterday.
✓ He bent the iron rod yesterday.
Bend is irregular: the past tense is bent.
'Bend' अनियमित क्रिया है: past tense 'bent' होता है।
✗ The road bends to right near the temple.
✓ The road bends to the right near the temple.
Direction words like left and right need the article the.
left और right जैसी दिशाओं के साथ article 'the' आता है।
✗ She bent herself to pick up the pen.
✓ She bent down to pick up the pen.
Use bend down (without a reflexive pronoun) for lowering the body.
शरीर को नीचे झुकाने के लिए 'bend down' आता है, reflexive pronoun के बिना।
¶Idioms 5
round the bend
crazy
(बोलचाल में) पागल
- The noise next door is driving me round the bend.
bend over backwards (to do sth)
to make a great effort to help or please somebody
(किसी की मदद के लिए) एड़ी-चोटी का ज़ोर लगाना
- The hostel staff bent over backwards to make us comfortable.
bend sb's ear
to talk to somebody for a long time about a problem
किसी के कान खाना
- He bent my ear for an hour about his landlord.
bend the truth
to say something that is not completely true
सच को तोड़-मरोड़ना
- He bent the truth a little about his experience.
bend the rules
to change the rules a little to help sb or to make things easier
(किसी की मदद के लिए) नियमों में थोड़ी ढील देना
- The teacher bent the rules and let her submit the work late.
- Can't you bend the rules just this once?
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Bend, bent, bent (not 'bended', except in the phrase 'on bended knee').
Irregular verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: bend, bent, bent ('bended' नहीं, सिवाय 'on bended knee' वाक्यांश के)।
The adjective bent means curved, or (informal) dishonest; bent on doing something means determined to do it.
Adjective bent का अर्थ 'मुड़ा हुआ', या (अनौपचारिक) 'बेईमान' है; 'bent on doing something' का अर्थ 'कुछ करने पर तुला हुआ' है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Round the bend, bend over backwards, bend sb's ear, bend the rules, bend the truth.
Idioms: round the bend (पागल या बौखलाया हुआ), bend over backwards (किसी की मदद के लिए हर संभव कोशिश करना), bend sb's ear (किसी को लंबे समय तक अपनी बात सुनाना), bend the rules (नियमों में ढील देना), bend the truth (सच को तोड़-मरोड़कर कहना)।