No. 14,545 in German
lehnen
To lean.
In a sentence
Ich lehne das Angebot ab.
I reject the offer.
The word 'lehne' is used here in the phrase 'lehne ab', which means 'to reject' in the context of refusing an offer.
Das Bild lehnt an der Wand.
The picture is leaning against the wall.
Here 'lehnen' is used intransitively to describe the position of an object being supported against something else.
Er lehnte sich aus dem Fenster.
He leaned out of the window.
In this sentence, 'lehnen sich' is reflexively used to express the action of a person leaning out.
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