| Example in Estonian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Thomas, najatu Frankile lähemale ja tee nagu te sosistaks. | Thomas, lean closer to Frank as though you're swooning. |
| Võta Ben ja najatuge vastu seina. | Look, just take Ben and lean against the wall. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azeri | söykənmək | Catalan | obliquar,recolzar |
| Dutch | aanleunen, leunen | English | lean |
| Finnish | nojailla, nojata | French | accoter, adosser, appuyer |
| German | lehnen | Greek | ακουμπάω, ακουμπώ, ακριβαίνω, ακριβολογώ, ακριβοπληρώνω, ακροάζομαι, ακροβατώ, ακροβολίζομαι, ακυρολεκτώ, κλίνω |
| Hungarian | támaszt | Indonesian | bertekan, bertopang, condong, menyandarkan |
| Italian | poggiare, strapiombare | Japanese | 傾げる, 偏る, 片寄る |
| Lithuanian | atsiremti, parimti | Macedonian | наслони, наслонува, ослони, се навалува, се наслонува |
| Norwegian | lene | Polish | wychylić |
| Romanian | rezema | Russian | опереться, опираться, приваливать, привалить, прислонить, прислонять |
| Spanish | acodarse, apoyarse, recostarse | Swedish | luta |
| Thai | ตะแคง, ฝืดเคือง, ยัน | Turkish | eğmek |
| Vietnamese | ngả, rướn |