lean on

lean on

vb (intr, preposition)

1. Also lean upon to depend on for advice, support, etc.

2. Informal to exert pressure on (someone), as by threats or intimidation

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lean on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" lean against, rest on adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

Translations

? lean on

vi

(= depend on) to lean on somebody → sich auf jdn verlassen

(inf: = put pressure on) to lean on somebody → jdn bearbeiten (inf) → or beknien (inf); they leaned on him too hard → sie haben ihn zu sehr unter Druck gesetzt (inf)

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lean on → يَستنِد على učinit nátlak støtte sig til verlassen (sich) βασίζομαι σε presionar painostaa s’appuyer nasloniti na appoggiarsi a おどす 압력을 가하다 vertrouwen op støtte (seg) på oprzeć się encostar-se опираться на stödja (sig) på พึ่งพา baskı yapmak dựa vào 靠着