Hyphenation
lean for·wardTurkish pronunciation
lin fôrwırdPronunciation
/ˈlēn ˈfôrwərd/ /ˈliːn ˈfɔːrwɜrd/
Etymology
[ 'lEn ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; akin to Old High German hlinEn to lean, Greek klinein, Latin clinare.