Past simple and past participle
lean
Lean is an irregular verb: its past simple is leant and its past participle is leant.
- Base form
- lean
- Past simple
- leant
- Past participle
- leant
- Definition
- Be in or move into a sloping position.
- Example
- “He leaned back in his chair.”
- CEFR level
- B2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.