lean on meaning
ENWLean On
- "Lean On" is a song recorded by music group Major Lazer and French disc jockey DJ Snake featuring Danish singer MØ for Major Lazer's third studio album, Peace Is the Mission (2015).
- "Lean On" was a commercial success, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was a number one hit in several other countries including Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.
- VerbSGleans onPRleaning onPT, PPleaned on
- (figuratively) To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
- (idiomatic) To apply pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on.
- He didn't make a donation until some of his customers leaned on him.
- (idiomatic) To criticize or reprimand for the purpose of changing behavior.
- (figuratively) To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
Definition of lean on in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Phrases
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs
- Verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrases
Other Vocabulary
Look-Alike Words- en plan on
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "lean on" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb.