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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'BEND'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'BEND'

3 phrasal verbs with 'BEND'

Bend down

  1. Lower the top half of your body
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor.

Bend over

  1. Lower the top part of your body
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I BENT OVER to do my shoes up.

Bend over backwards

  1. Do a lot to try to help or please someone
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn't even thank me.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To BEND'

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'Bend over' means...

'Bend over backwards' means...

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