0
Stephenlearner Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

How do you describe this posture?

Hi,

Do you say "She leaned forward" or "She bent down"?

Do BEND DOWN, BEND OVER, and BOW DOWN mean you bend your upper body so it becomes parallel to the ground or even lower than that?

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

Where is the picture? It was missing somewhere? Here it goes.

— Stephenlearner

  • Where is the picture?
  • It was missing somewhere?
  • Here it goes.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

6 Answers
0
Where is the picture? It was missing somewhere?

Here it goes.
0
0
Would you help me with this question?
0
0
stephenlearnerDo you say "She leaned forward" or "She bent down"?
It depends on whether she is trying to get closer to something in front of her, or to something at or near the ground.
She leaned forward to hear him better.
She bent down to kiss the child.
stephenlearnerDo BEND DOWN, BEND OVER, and BOW DOWN mean yo
0
0
Thank you very much.

Can you say the woman in the abovementioned picture BENT DOWN?

I know BOW DOWN implies reverence, which BEND DOWN, BEND OVER and LEAN FORWARD are free from.

What do they differ in posture?
0
0
stephenlearnerCan you say the woman in the abovementioned picture BENT DOWN?
Yes, or bent over or leaned forward. In use, the choice of phrase would often be influenced by the reason she did it.
stephenlearnerWhat do they differ in posture?
Bow down would suggest a deep bow, where the upper body w
0
0
Thank you very much.

More thoughts on these phrases.

Suppose I stay in a chair, and pick up a pen on the floor, which phrase can I use?
I bend down / bend over / lean forward to pick it up.
0

Related Questions