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leant

[ lent ]

verb

Chiefly British.
  1. a past participle and simple past tense of lean 1.


leant

/ ɛԳ /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of lean 1
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Moreover, the banking system, the Bank judges, is well placed to absorb shocks; lessons from the 2008 financial crisis have been leant.

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Generally, more Americans said the tariffs would be bad for them personally, but those who were Republican, or leant more towards that party, believed the tariffs would benefit the US.

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Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic states and Poland have hugely increased military spending, and leant a great deal of support to Ukraine.

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Starmer leant into the theatricality beloved of his host, brandishing - with some performative flourish - the letter from King Charles inviting the president for another state visit.

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This season perhaps begs the question of whether pragmatism is Parker's philosophy or merely a style he's leant on to try to get Burnley back into the top flight this season?

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