unbend

un·bend

U0028200 (ŭn-bĕnd′)v. un·bent (-bĕnt′), un·bend·ing, un·bends v.tr.1. To release from mental tension, strain, or formality; relax.2. To release (a bow, for example) from flexure or tension.3. Nautical To untie or loosen (a rope or sail).4. To straighten (something crooked or bent): unbend a paper clip.v.intr.1. To become less tense; relax.2. To become less strict.3. To become straight.

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un·bend′a·ble adj.

unbend

(ʌnˈbɛnd) vb, -bends, -bending or -bent1. to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony2. informal to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed3. to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position4. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical a. to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etcb. to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose unˈbendable adj

un•bend

(ʌnˈbɛnd)

v. -bent, -bend•ing. v.t. 1. to straighten from a bent form or position. 2. to ease from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax. 3. to release from tension, as a bow. 4. Naut. a. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope. b. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails. v.i. 5. to act in an easy, genial manner. 6. to become unbent; straighten. [1200–50] un•bend′a•ble, adj.

unbend

Past participle: unbent
Gerund: unbending

Imperative
unbend
unbend

Present
I unbend
you unbend
he/she/it unbends
we unbend
you unbend
they unbend

Preterite
I unbent
you unbent
he/she/it unbent
we unbent
you unbent
they unbent

Present Continuous
I am unbending
you are unbending
he/she/it is unbending
we are unbending
you are unbending
they are unbending

Present Perfect
I have unbent
you have unbent
he/she/it has unbent
we have unbent
you have unbent
they have unbent

Past Continuous
I was unbending
you were unbending
he/she/it was unbending
we were unbending
you were unbending
they were unbending

Past Perfect
I had unbent
you had unbent
he/she/it had unbent
we had unbent
you had unbent
they had unbent

Future
I will unbend
you will unbend
he/she/it will unbend
we will unbend
you will unbend
they will unbend

Future Perfect
I will have unbent
you will have unbent
he/she/it will have unbent
we will have unbent
you will have unbent
they will have unbent

Future Continuous
I will be unbending
you will be unbending
he/she/it will be unbending
we will be unbending
you will be unbending
they will be unbending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unbending
you have been unbending
he/she/it has been unbending
we have been unbending
you have been unbending
they have been unbending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unbending
you will have been unbending
he/she/it will have been unbending
we will have been unbending
you will have been unbending
they will have been unbending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unbending
you had been unbending
he/she/it had been unbending
we had been unbending
you had been unbending
they had been unbending

Conditional
I would unbend
you would unbend
he/she/it would unbend
we would unbend
you would unbend
they would unbend

Past Conditional
I would have unbent
you would have unbent
he/she/it would have unbent
we would have unbent
you would have unbent
they would have unbent

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	unbend - straighten up or out; make straightstraightenchange posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
	2.	unbend - unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stayunfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
	3.	unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow" straighten, straighten out - make straighttwist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
	4.	unbend - make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"relaxloosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"unbrace - remove from tension
	5.	unbend - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow downvege out, vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"sit back, take it easy - settle into a comfortable sitting positionchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	6.	unbend - release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind, relax, loosen up - cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

unbend

verb1. relax, loosen up, lighten up (slang), unwind, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.), let up, take it easy, slacken, cool it (slang), unbutton (informal), ease up, let it all hang out (slang), let yourself go, become informal In her dying days, the old Queen unbent a little.2. straighten, unwind, uncoil, uncurl Joy unbent slowly and eased her spine.

unbend

verbTo take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time:relax, rest, unwind.Idioms: lead the life of Riley, take it easy.

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