Unbend - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌʌnˈbend|
Brit.
|ʌnˈbend|
irregular verb: p.t. — unbent p.p. — unbent
verb
- straighten up or out; make straight (syn: straighten)
- unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
- free from flexure
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (syn: decompress, loosen up, relax, unwind)
- release from mental strain, tension, or formality
- unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
- free from flexure
unbend a bow
- make less taut (syn: relax)- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (syn: decompress, loosen up, relax, unwind)
- release from mental strain, tension, or formality
unbend the mind from absorbing too much information
Extra examples
He was bending and unbending his fingers.
His fingers were bending and unbending.
He unbent a little at the party.
The mind of the reader is unbent, he puts aside for a time his own cares.
His hard features gradually unbent.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: unbend
he/she/it: unbends
present participle: unbending
past tense: unbent
past participle: unbent
I/you/we/they: unbend
he/she/it: unbends
present participle: unbending
past tense: unbent
past participle: unbent
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