Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bend to someone's will

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: bend -to -some-one's will
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Bangs beset her at every turn, meeting her in her walks and rides, coming on her when she was in the field, and could not escape from him, and urging his suit with persuasions, promises, and threats, determined to win her, in spite of the most firm and decided rejection repeated again and again.[…] Bangs waxed more and more wroth at her steadfast refusal to bend to his will."
"[…] this slavedriver, who spends his life making thousands of rough violent workmen bend to his will and sweat for him."
"Other branches of government often bent to his will."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

bends to someone's will (present, singular) bending to someone's will (participle, present) bent to someone's will (participle, past) bent to someone's will (past)

Phrases

bend to one's will bend someone's will

Frequently Paired Words

bend to one's will bend someone's will

Questions

What does bend to someone's will mean?: To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone.

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