Unbend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

straighten up or out; make straight

unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnbˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnbˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnbˈɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnbˈɛnd/.

Examples

unbend a bow
relax the tension on the rope
He relaxed in the hot tub

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decompress loosen up straighten relax slow down unwind

Antonyms

bend tense

Parts of Speech

verb	straighten up or out; make straight
verb	unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
verb	free from flexure “unbend a bow”
verb	make less taut “relax the tension on the rope”
verb	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease “He relaxed in the hot tub”
verb	release from mental strain, tension, or formality “unbend the mind from absorbing too much information”

Word Forms

relaxation	noun	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
relaxer	noun	any agent that produces relaxation
relaxant	adjective	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entspannen

aufrichten oder ausstrecken; gerade machen

🇫🇷French

détendre

redresser ou sortir; faire droit

🇪🇸Spanish

enderezar

enderezarse o salir; hacer derecho

🇮🇹Italian

distendersi

raddrizzarsi o uscire; fare dritto

🇳🇱Dutch

losmaken

rechtop of uit; recht maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desdobrar

endireitar ou sair; endireitar

🇷🇺Russian

разгибаться

выпрямиться или выпрямиться; сделать прямо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आराम किया हुआ

सीधा करना या बाहर करना; सीधा करो

🇧🇩Bengali

বাঁকা

সোজা করা বা আউট করা; সোজা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைக்க

நேராக்க அல்லது வெளியே; நேராக செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

వంచు

నిఠారుగా లేదా బయటకు; నేరుగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वाकणे

सरळ किंवा बाहेर; सरळ करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાળવું

સીધા અથવા બહાર; સીધા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಗಿಸು

ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಗೆ; ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളയുക

നേരെയാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറത്തുകടക്കുക; നേരെയാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋੜਨਾ

ਸਿੱਧਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ; ਸਿੱਧਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھکنا

سیدھا یا باہر؛ سیدھا کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伸直

伸直或伸直；使直

🇯🇵Japanese

曲げを戻す

まっすぐにする、またはまっすぐにする。まっすぐにする

🇰🇷Korean

곧게 펴다

곧게 펴거나 펴십시오. 곧게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cởi trói

thẳng lên hoặc ra ngoài; làm thẳng

🇹🇭Thai

เลิกงอ

ยืดตัวขึ้นหรือออก; ทำให้ตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjadi ramah

meluruskan atau keluar; membuat lurus

🇵🇭Filipino

kumalas

ituwid o palabas; ituwid

🇲🇾Malay

buka bengkok

meluruskan atau keluar; buat lurus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استقام

تصويب أو خارج. جعل على التوالي

🇮🇷Persian

خم شدن

صاف کردن یا خارج کردن؛ مستقیم درست کن

🇹🇷Turkish

bükülmek

düzeltin veya düzeltin; düz yap

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא להתכופף

להתיישר או לצאת; לעשות ישר

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The primary meaning of 'unbend' is 'straighten up or out; make straight'.

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