leaning

lean·ing

 (lē′nĭng)

n.

An inclination, tendency, or preference. See Synonyms at predilection.

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leaning

(ˈliːnɪŋ)

n

a tendency or inclination

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lean•ing

(ˈli nɪŋ)

n.

inclination; tendency: literary leanings.

[before 1000]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leaning - an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" propensity, tendency inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
	2.	leaning - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" proclivity, propensity inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	3.	leaning - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" lean, list, tilt, inclination spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
	4.	leaning - the act of deviating from a vertical position human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
Adj.	1.	leaning - departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" atilt, canted, tilted, tipped inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"

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leaning

noun tendency, liking for, bias, inclination, taste, bent, disposition, penchant, propensity, aptitude, predilection, proclivity, partiality, proneness I always had a leaning towards sport.

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leaning

noun

An inclination to something:

bent, bias, cast, disposition, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.

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Translations

مَيْل، نَزْعَه

sklon

interessesympati

Neigung

κεκλιμένος

inclinacióntendencia

penchant

tilhneiging

inclinatoinclinazionependentepropensionetendenza

sympati

eğilimmeyil

倾向

leaning

[ˈliːnɪŋ]

A. N → inclinación f (to, towards hacia) → tendencia f (to, towards a) she has leftish leanings → tiene inclinaciones or tendencias izquierdistas
he has artistic leanings → tiene inclinaciones artísticas

B. ADJ → inclinado
the Leaning Tower of Pisa → la Torre Inclinada de Pisa

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leaning

[ˈliːnɪŋ]

adj [structure, building] → penché(e)

n → penchant m
a leaning towards sth → un penchant pour qch
to have socialist leanings → avoir des sympathies socialistesLeaning Tower of Pisa [ˈpiːzə] n
the Leaning Tower of Pisa → la tour de Piselean manufacturing lean production n → production f allégée

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leaning

adj → schräg, schief; the Leaning Tower of Pisa → der Schiefe Turm von Pisa

n → Hang m, → Neigung f; he had a leaning toward(s) the left → er hatte einen Hang nach links; what are his leanings? → was sind seine Neigungen?; artistic leanings → künstlerische Neigungen pl

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leaning

[ˈliːnɪŋ]

1. n leaning (towards) → tendenza (a), propensione f (per)

2. adj → inclinato/a, pendente
the leaning Tower of Pisa → la torre (pendente) di Pisa

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lean¹

(liːn) – past tense, past participles leant (lent) , leaned – verb

1. to slope over to one side; not to be upright. The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road. oorhel يَميل накланям се inclinar-se naklánět se sich neigen hælde γέρνωinclinarse kaldu olema خم شدن یا کردن olla kallellaan pencher לִנטוֹת झुकना naginjati se hajlik condong halla pendere 傾く (어떤 방향으로) 기울이다 palinkti, pasilenkti []liekties senget overhellenhelle, stå skrått chylić/pochylać się يوه خواته كوږشوې inclinar-se a (se) apleca наклоняться nakláňať sa nagniti se saviti se luta เอียง eğilmek, yatmak 傾斜 нахилятися ایک طرف جھکنا cúi 倾斜

2. to rest (against, on). She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate. rus يَسْتَنِد إلى، يَسْتَريح обялгам се encostar(-se) opřít (se) lehnen læne ακουμπώ, στηρίζω κτ., στηρίζομαι apoyarse en/contra nõjatuma, toetama, toetuma تکیه دادن؛ لم دادن nojata appuyer לְהִישָׁעֵן सहारे टिकना osloniti se (neki)támaszt menyandarkan halla (sér) appoggiare, appoggiarsi もたれる (…에) 기대다 remtis, at(si)remti atbalstīt; piesliet; atbalstīties; pieslieties menyandarkan leunenstille, lene/støtte mot opierać (się) ليم كول،بيرته سره نښلول encostar(-se) a (se) sprijini (pe/de) опираться oprieť (sa), opierať sa nasloniti (se) nasloniti luta [sig] พิง dayanmak, yaslanmak 斜靠 притуляти(ся), спирати(ся) اڑانا tựa 斜靠

ˈleaning noun

a liking or preference. She has a leaning towards the arts. neiging مَيْل، نَزْعَه предпочитание inclinação sklon die Neigung sympati; interesse κλίση, προτίμησηinclinación kalduvus گرایش؛ میل taipumus penchant לִנטוֹת झुकाव naklonost, sklonost hajlam kecondongan tilhneiging inclinazione 好み 경향, 성향 palinkimas, polinkis tieksme; nosliece kecenderungan neigingtilbøyelighet, sympatiskłonność علاقه،مينه،شوق inclinação înclinaţie склонность sklon nagnjenje sklonost böjelse, intresse ความชอบ eğilim, meyil 傾向, 偏好 нахил, схильність رجحان thiên hướng 倾向

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