Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bend to one's will

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: bend -to one's will
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To compel someone or something to conform to one's desires.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Cenci: For Beatrice worse terrors are in store / To bend her to my will. Lucretia: Oh! to what will? / What cruel sufferings more than she has known / Canst thou inflict?"
"His wicked lust for gold kindled at the news, and he bent her to his will."
"Morrison had a superfluity of gifts and, like few other writers of her era, bent language to her will."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

bend to someone's will bend someone's will

Frequently Paired Words

bend to someone's will bend someone's will

Questions

What does bend to one's will mean?: To compel someone or something to conform to one's desires.

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