bend

Everyday

1. To bend is to make something curved, not straight. tree →
2. To bend is to lean your body forward or down. tree →
3. A bend is a curve in a road, river or pipe. tree →
4. To bend the rules is to break them a little. tree →

In the lessons

a word of the story, sometimes a wire bent into a shape whose length is the perimeter; in science, light bends in water; phrases «bend down», «bend over», «bend the rules», «around the bend»

Examples

• He bends a 24 cm wire into a square. tree →
• The road has 3 bends. tree →
• She bent the straw in half. tree →
• How long is each side of the bent wire square? tree →
• Bend your knees when you lift a heavy box. tree →
• She bent down to tie her shoe. tree →
• Drive slowly round the bend. tree →
• A straw looks bent in a glass of water. tree →
• The river bends around the hill. tree →
• Don't bend the rules of the game. tree →
• "Where?" said Woe, bending down; "I can't see a thing." tree →

Note

A wire bent into a shape keeps its length: the length is the perimeter. Trap: bending in half makes two parts of half the length. Past form «bent», not «bended». Safety: lift with bent knees and a straight back.

In Jewish tradition

a word of the story, sometimes a wire bent into a shape whose length is the perimeter; in science, light bends in water; phrases «bend down», «bend over», «bend the rules», «around the bend»

Examples

• Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. (Prophets 2SA.22.35, JPS 1917) tree →
• He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to the earth. (Writings JOB.15.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; (Writings PSA.95.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A wire bent into a shape keeps its length: the length is the perimeter. Trap: bending in half makes two parts of half the length. Past form «bent», not «bended». Safety: lift with bent knees and a straight back.