Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bend someone's will

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: bend -some-one's will
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To persuade or otherwise induce someone to change his or her views or to choose a different course of action.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[W]hen Catherine tried to draw him to court by proposing a marriage between him and her youngest daughter Margaret, Jeanne left him at home, and went herself to court. Catherine tried in vain to bend her will."
"[E]ven her love could not avail to bend his will. As if the hold of her arms was that of a child's he loosened it and stepped away."
"Despite Shearer's insistence that he intends to hang up his scoring boots at the end of the season, Souness has pledged to keep pestering him to change his mind. Whether the Iron Laddie is for turning remains to be seen, but the pressure to bend his will is being applied from within the Newcastle dressing-room as well as from the manager's office."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

bend to someone's will bend to one's will

Frequently Paired Words

bend to someone's will bend to one's will

Questions

What does bend someone's will mean?: To persuade or otherwise induce someone to change his or her views or to choose a different course of action.

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