lean – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lean upon sb
Participle: leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
Gerund: leaning upon sb

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of lean

Indicative

Present

I	lean upon sb
you	lean upon sb
he;she;it	leans upon sb
we	lean upon sb
you	lean upon sb
they	lean upon sb

Perfect

I	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	has leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Past

I	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Future

I	will lean upon sb
you	will lean upon sb
he;she;it	will lean upon sb
we	will lean upon sb
you	will lean upon sb
they	will lean upon sb

Future Perfect

I	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	will have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	lean upon sb
you	lean upon sb
he;she;it	lean upon sb
we	lean upon sb
you	lean upon sb
they	lean upon sb

Perfect

I	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Imperfect

I	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	had leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Conditional

Present

I	would lean upon sb
you	would lean upon sb
he;she;it	would lean upon sb
we	would lean upon sb
you	would lean upon sb
they	would lean upon sb

Perfect

I	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
he;she;it	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
we	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
you	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb
they	would have leant upon sb; leaned upon sb

Imperative

you	lean upon sb
we	Let's lean upon sb
you	lean upon sb

Indicative

Present

I	am leaning upon sb
you	are leaning upon sb
he;she;it	is leaning upon sb
we	are leaning upon sb
you	are leaning upon sb
they	are leaning upon sb

Perfect

I	have been leaning upon sb
you	have been leaning upon sb
he;she;it	has been leaning upon sb
we	have been leaning upon sb
you	have been leaning upon sb
they	have been leaning upon sb

Past

I	was leaning upon sb
you	were leaning upon sb
he;she;it	was leaning upon sb
we	were leaning upon sb
you	were leaning upon sb
they	were leaning upon sb

Pluperfect

I	had been leaning upon sb
you	had been leaning upon sb
he;she;it	had been leaning upon sb
we	had been leaning upon sb
you	had been leaning upon sb
they	had been leaning upon sb

Future

I	will be leaning upon sb
you	will be leaning upon sb
he;she;it	will be leaning upon sb
we	will be leaning upon sb
you	will be leaning upon sb
they	will be leaning upon sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been leaning upon sb
you	will have been leaning upon sb
he;she;it	will have been leaning upon sb
we	will have been leaning upon sb
you	will have been leaning upon sb
they	will have been leaning upon sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be leaning upon sb
you	would be leaning upon sb
he;she;it	would be leaning upon sb
we	would be leaning upon sb
you	would be leaning upon sb
they	would be leaning upon sb

Perfect

I	would have been leaning upon sb
you	would have been leaning upon sb
he;she;it	would have been leaning upon sb
we	would have been leaning upon sb
you	would have been leaning upon sb
they	would have been leaning upon sb

Verbs conjugated like 'lean'

burn, dream, enwrap, inwrap, lean, leap, learn, relearn, spoil, unwrap, wrap, bedream, beleap, daydream, forelearn, forthleap, lowp, outlean, overlean,

Verbs similar to 'lean'

bean, clean, dean, ean, glean, hean, lead, leaf, leak, leam,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to have something as a necessary condition: depend, hang, hinge, rely, rest, stay, turn
incline: bend, tilt, cant, slope, list
rely: depend, trust, confide, rest, repose

Additional Information

Cf. Old English weak verb hleonian, hlinian (lean).

Phrasal Verbs

~ on somebody, ~ on something, ~ upon somebody, ~ upon something, ~ towards something, ~ towards doing something,

Etymology

1. O.E. hleonian "to bend, recline, lie down, rest," from P.Gmc. *khlinen (cf. O.S. hlinon, O.Fris. lena, M.Du. lenen, Ger. lehnen "to lean"), from PIE base *kli- "to lean, to incline" (cf. Skt. cri- "to lean;" O.Pers. cay "to lean;" L. clivus "declivity," inclinare "cause to bend," declinare "bend down, turn aside;" Gk. klinein "to cause to slope, slant, incline"). Meaning "to incline the body against something for support" is c.1250. Fig. sense of "to trust for support" is from 1225. Sense of "to lean toward mentally, to favor" is from 1398. Colloquial to lean on "put pressure on" (someone) is first recorded 1960. Lean-to "a building whose rafters pitch against another building or wall" is from 1461.
2. From Middle English lenen (“to lean”), from Old English hleonian, hlinian (“to lean, recline, lie down, rest”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean, incline”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
3. Cognate via Proto-Germanic with Middle Dutch leunen (“to lean”), German lehnen (“to lean”); via Proto-Indo-European with climate, cline. See: Old English 'hleonian', Proto-Germanic '*hlināną', German, old spelling 'lehnen'.

Verbs referencing "lean"

German, old spelling lehnen, Sanskrit श्रयति, Danish læne.

Sample Sentences

[...] in the circumstance of this ladies ’ cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility of sitting there at all times and seasons, and had fallen into a momentary silence, leaning our faces on our hands and looking at the fire, one of our party said, with the solemn air of a man who had made a discovery, ‘What a relish mulled claret will have down here ! ’ which appeared to [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] in a week. Clear waste, sir, of a thousand dollars, just for want of management,—there's where ’ t is. It's always best to do the humane thing, sir; that's been _my_ experience. ” And the trader leaned back in his chair, and folded his arm, with an air of virtuous decision, apparently considering himself a second Wilberforce. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Surprised and frightened, Eliza sat down, leaned her head on her husband's shoulder, and burst into tears. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] graceful outline, and its broad open brow; her dress, arranged by herself, was a pattern of neatness and simplicity; the work she had knitted, lay beside her; her writing-book was on the desk she leaned upon.—From the mournful ruin of such bereavement, there had slowly risen up this gentle, tender, guileless, grateful-hearted being. (American Notes for General Circulation)
Leaning her head against the chimney-piece, with a great assumption of dignity and refinement of manner, sat an elderly female, in as many scraps of finery as Madge Wildfire herself. Her head in particular [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] for his text a passage from the Song of Solomon, laid upon the desk before the commencement of the service by some unknown member of the congregation: ‘Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on the arm of her beloved ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘Who are these—who are they—who are these fellows ? where do they come from ? Where are they going to ? — Come from ! What 's the answer ? ’ — leaning out of the pulpit, and pointing downward with his right hand: ‘From below ! ’ — starting back again, and looking at the sailors before him: ‘From below, my brethren. From under the hatches of sin, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] left arm: ‘What ! These fellows are coming from the wilderness, are they ? Yes. From the dreary, blighted wilderness of Iniquity, whose only crop is Death. But do they lean upon anything—do they lean upon nothing, these poor seamen ? ’ — Three raps upon the Bible: ‘Oh yes.—Yes.—They lean upon the arm of their Beloved’—three more raps: ‘upon the arm of their Beloved’—three more, and a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] blighted wilderness of Iniquity, whose only crop is Death. But do they lean upon anything—do they lean upon nothing, these poor seamen ? ’ — Three raps upon the Bible: ‘Oh yes.—Yes.—They lean upon the arm of their Beloved’—three more raps: ‘upon the arm of their Beloved’—three more, and a walk: ‘Pilot, guiding-star, and compass, all in one, to all hands—here it is’—three more: ‘Here it [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] is. They can do their seaman 's duty manfully, and be easy in their minds in the utmost peril and danger, with this’—two more: ‘They can come, even these poor fellows can come, from the wilderness leaning on the arm of their Beloved, and go up—up—up ! ’ — raising his hand higher, and higher, at every repetition of the word, so that he stood with it at last stretched above his head, regarding them in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)

lean – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lean

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'lean'

Verbs similar to 'lean'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "lean"

Sample Sentences