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Meaning of bend over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
    intransitive
  2. To submit to.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əyilmək
Čeština sehnout
Deutsch beugen sich bücken überbeugen
Ελληνικά σκύβω
Esperanto kliniĝi
Español agacharse doblegarse
Suomi kumartua kumartua
Français se pencher se replier
Galego dobrar
עברית השתוחח
日本語 身を屈める
Nederlands bukken
Русский нагибаться нагнуться наклониться наклоняться
ไทย กม ก้ม
Türkçe domalmak eğilmek
Українська перегинати перегнути

Examples

“I had to bend over to see all the way down there.”
“You really bend over when the boss comes calling, don't you?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bend over backwards bend someone's ear bend someone's will bend the brain bend the knee bend the rules

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