leaned
SayLEEND/lind/UK/liːnd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of lean.
The old fence leaned a little further after every winter storm.
By the time we arrived, someone had leaned the bicycle against the porch.
Note
One regular form does double duty, serving as both simple past and past participle. It stands alone (the wall leaned) and follows have in perfect tenses (had leaned). It carries every meaning of lean: a fence leaned, a reader leaned toward one view, a friend leaned on you, and a fuel-air mixture can be leaned, thinned so that it holds more air.
leaned is a form of lean
lean, verb: To slope, tilt, or bend away from an upright position, or to stand or project at an angle. Full entry
- Spelling
- lean → leaned: add -ed
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