lean on (English, verb)
expansion: lean on (third-person singular simple present leans on, present participle leaning on, simple past and past participle leaned on or leant on)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, on.
glosses: To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
tags: figuratively
glosses: To put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on.
glosses: To criticize or reprimand for the purpose of changing behavior.
Forms:
form: leans on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: leaning on
tags: participle
present
form: leaned on
tags: participle
past
form: leaned on
tags: past
form: leant on
tags: participle
past
form: leant on
tags: past