- 1[intransitive] to relax and become less strict or formal in your behavior or attitude He could be fun if he'd unbend a little.
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] unbend (something) to make something that was bent become straight; to become straight
unbend
verbNAmE//ʌnˈbɛnd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they unbend he / she / it unbends
past simple unbent
-ing form unbending
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