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Meanings of bend in English
Synonyms
Examples for "turn"
Examples for "turn"
1
However, Evans said the opportunity was simply too good to turn down.
2
Last year, a federal judge said Microsoft must turn over the information.
3
However, since the turn of the year it has all been different.
4
Ordinary punters everywhere continue to turn their attention to stock market trading.
5
The good news is that you can turn off the new change.
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More recently, the argument has - unsurprisingly - taken an environmental twist.
2
The fire makes the red rose in his hand glow and twist.
3
A final twist in the tale appears to have taken place since.
4
Just managed twist out of way so it struck tree just behind.
5
Politically, the opposition True Finns party is seeking to twist the knife.
1
She cradled her left hand in the crook of her right arm.
2
In the crook of one arm, he carried several round red fruit.
3
He was completely at a loss in the presence of the master-crook.
4
The crook-neck squash in the Northwest is a great success this season.
5
The crook says he can if the money is in his hand.
1
The BND foreign intelligence service declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.
2
No comment was immediately available from the chancellery or the BND intelligence agency.
3
McGarvey's opinion of the BND desk jockeys went up a notch.
4
The men worked for the German BND foreign intelligence service.
5
Merkel ardently backed the BND's cooperation on Monday, saying it was vital to fight terrorism.
Usage of bend in English
1
This year we're really going to bend their arms to get included.
2
Politicians routinely bend reality or, in some cases, break with it entirely.
3
I will not bend on this point until it is absolutely necessary.
4
The road made a sharp final bend and then was simply gone.
5
Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.
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She watched until the boat vanished in the darkness at the bend.
7
The kneeling prisoners bend side by side over a long heavy pole.
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Despite this, other EU countries cannot bend over backwards to accommodate Cameron.
9
The wind whistled keenly round the bend of the river as the
10
I relieved Freeman at the porthole; Holt relieved Thompson at the bend.
11
They were willing to bend their backs and help raise a house.
12
Other vendors are however not as willing to bend to Indian rules.
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Then in verse 20 comes another bend of the stream of praise.
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Anyone can bend at the waist, but a good bow takes skill.
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I saw her bend in the doorway, a lanthorn hanging in front.
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Far in the distance she could see a bend of the river.
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Translations for bend
Russian
Catalan
Bend through the time
Bend across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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