| Beugen |
| 1. n. gerund of beugen | |
| 2. v. to bend something, to bow something | |
| das Knie beugen - to bend one’s knee | |
| das Recht beugen - to bend the law | |
| 3. v. to bend; to bend over; to bow | |
| Er beugt sich, um durch die Luke zu passen. - He bends over to pass through the hatch. | |
| 4. v. to give in to; to cease to resist or disagree | |
| Er musste sich der Mehrheit beugen. - He had to give in to the majority. | |
| 5. v. to inflect; to decline, conjugate, etc. | |
| Fast alle deutschen Maskulina auf -e werden schwach gebeugt. - Virtually all German masculines in -e are inflected according to the weak declension. | |
| Biegen |
| 1. n. gerund of biegen | |
| 2. v. to bend something (to form something into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
| Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen. - You can easily bend this pole. | |
| 3. v. to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
| Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind. - The trees are bending in the wind. | |
| 4. v. to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; (always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen) +aux, sein | |
| Er ist um die Ecke gebogen. - He’s turned around the corner. | |
| Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße. - He turns into the main street. | |
| Krümmen |
| 1. n. gerund of krümmen | |
| 2. v. to bend (a finger etc.); to writhe | |
| Runzeln |
| 1. n. plural of Runzel | |
| 2. v. to crinkle, to wrinkle | |
| seine Stirn runzeln. - to frown. | |
| Neigen |
| 1. n. plural of Neige | |
| 2. v. to incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower (move something in some direction by bowing or turning slightly) | |
| Die Sträucher neigen ihre Zweige. - The shrubs are lowering their twigs. | |
| 3. v. to incline, slant, lean, bow (intransitive use always requires an adverb of place) | |
| Die Wand neigt sich. - The wall is slanting. | |
| ux, Die Wand neigt (sich) zur Seite., The wall is slanting to the side. | |
| 4. v. to be inclined, tend towards, have a preference for | |
| Ich neige zu dieser Lösung. - I am inclined to this solution. | |
| Neige |
| 1. n-f. slope, decline | |
| 2. n-f. dregs, sediment | |
