How to pronounce "lean"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "lean"

Learn how to break down "lean" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/liːn/
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

L IY1 N
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Pronunciation Tips:

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  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "lean"

Pronunciation: /liːn/

Noun

  • (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
    Example: "The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy."

Verb

  • To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
    Example: "She leaned out of the window."
  • To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
    Example: "I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.  The Hispanic vote leans Democratic."
  • Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
  • To hang outwards.
  • To press against.
Pronunciation: /liːn/

Noun

  • Meat with no fat on it.
  • An organism that is lean in stature.

Verb

  • To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.

Adjective

  • (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
    Synonyms: lithe, svelte, willowy
  • (of meat) Having little fat.
    Example: "lean steak cuts"
  • Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
    Example: "a lean budget"
    Synonyms: insufficient, scarce, sparse
  • Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
    Example: "A lean ore hardly worth mining."
    Synonyms: deficient, dilute, poor
    Antonyms: rich
  • Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
    Example: "lean copy, matter, or type"
  • Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"
    Example: "Alcoa is now a lean and agile enterprise, after having split last year into two entities."
Pronunciation: /liːn/

Verb

  • To conceal.
Pronunciation: /liːn/

Noun

  • A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
    Synonyms: purple drank, sizzurp, syrup

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