Lean in

Um, I guess it means to do something together.

DoraanneUm, I guess it means to do something together.

Please don't guess. You will almost always be wrong.

It means to put in extra effort. You have to lean in (into the wind or rain) to make progress when you are hiking. Your body is slanted into the resistance.

AlpheccaStarPlease don't guess. You will almost always be wrong.

I agree. I'm sorry.

Hi AlpheccaStars,

1. She stood leaning on her right foot.
Which leg is bent from a straight position?

2. He leaned his chair back.
Were the front legs of the chair raised with the other two legs in the back moved/bent backward from a straight position? Or was the chair now brought back to its upright position after previously leaned back?

"Lean" means to make a position that is not vertical. The following preposition indicates the direction.

You can lean back (backwards), lean forward(s), lean against (an object), lean in(to) the wind.

lean back in a chair ; lean forward in a chair; lean towards the computer screen

Hi AlpheccaStars,

Thanks for the pictures to confirm the positions.
1. The last picture: Leaning back in a chair against a porch

Would 'the boy is leaning his chair back' be the same idea? (transitive)

2. If the boy wasn't in the chair in the last picture, would you say:

The chair is leaned against the porch
The chair is leaning against the porch

tinanam0102Would 'the boy is leaning his chair back' be the same idea? (transitive)

Yes.

tinanam01022. If the boy wasn't in the chair in the last picture, would you say:

The chair is leaned against the porch