"lean towards" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: leans towards [present, singular, third-person], leaning towards [participle, present], leaned towards [participle, past], leaned towards [past], leant towards [participle, past], leant towards [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=leant towards}} lean towards (third-person singular simple present leans towards, present participle leaning towards, simple past and past participle leaned towards or leant towards)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.
    Sense id: en-lean_towards-en-verb-faErfoBl
  2. (transitive) To favor in a decision. Tags: transitive Translations (favor in a decision): склоня́ться (sklonjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), склони́ться (sklonítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), luta mot (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lean_towards-en-verb-3Hx5hLcq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "towards", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "towards": 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'favor in a decision': 1 99

Inflected forms

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