曲げる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
2. v1vt
   to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
3. v1vt
   to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
4. v1vt
   to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
5. v1vt
   to pawn

Example sentences

• 私はひざを曲げずに両方の手のひらを床に付けることができる。

  I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

• 膝を曲げて、前を見て。

  Bend your knees and look in front of you.

• 彼女は頑として信念を曲げない。

  She persists in her belief.