bended

  • 1bended — original pp. of BEND (Cf. bend) (v.), retained after 14c. in certain formal or poetic formulations, especially on bended knee …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2bended — [ben′did] vt. archaic pt. & pp. of BEND1 on bended knee in a humble, contrite, or beseeching manner …

    English World dictionary

  • 3bended — [[t]be̱ndɪd[/t]] PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you ask someone for something on bended knee, you ask them very seriously for it. [FORMAL] I almost begged him on bended knee to let the two accused men be tried in Scotland …

    English dictionary

  • 4bended — adjective used of the back and knees; stooped (Freq. 3) on bended knee with bent (or bended) back • Syn: ↑bent • Similar to: ↑unerect …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5Bended — Bend Bend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th {Bend}.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6bended — adjective bent He offered his fealty on bended knee …

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  • 7bended — bend•ed [[t]ˈbɛn dɪd[/t]] v. archaic pt. of bend I • on bended knee(s) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8bended — /ben did/, v. Archaic. pt. and pp. of bend. * * * …

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  • 9bended — bend·ed || bendɪd adj. bent; curved; crooked, not straight (Archaic) bend n. curve, kink; knot, mat v. make curved; lean down; tilt; surrender; invert, turn over …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10bended knees — Cockney Rhyming Slang Cheese …

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