"lean in" meaning in English

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    },
    {
      "form": "leaning in",
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    },
    {
      "form": "leaned in",
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      "form": "leaned in",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something."
      ],
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          "forward",
          "forward"
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        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2011, Sheryl Sandberg, Forrestal Lecture at the United States Naval Academy.\nWe need to find a way for women to not drop out, but to lean in to their careers and give them the flexibility they need to stay in the workforce."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
      ],
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          "proactively",
          "proactively"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "exerting",
          "exerting"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others."
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "leans in",
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        "present",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leaned in",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leaned in",
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    },
    {
      "form": "leant in",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leant in",
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    {
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  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something."
      ],
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        [
          "lean",
          "lean"
        ],
        [
          "forward",
          "forward"
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          "towards",
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
      ],
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          "proactively",
          "proactively"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
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          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "exerting",
          "exerting"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others."
      ],
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        [
          "redouble",
          "redouble"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
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    }
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  "word": "lean in"
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